The Nigerian
Army on Tuesday saved one of its own from homelessness in Kaduna. The
beneficiary was a retired warrant officer, octogenarian Paul Ojo.
Retired
Warrant officer Paul Ojo receiving the gift of a new home from General Buratai.
He was sacked
from his Kaduna home on the orders of the El-Rufai government last month.
The Chief of
Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai came to the man’s rescue by
gifting him a three-bedroom bungalow in the same city.
Ojo was
living at L2 Kasupda Quarters, Kabala Costain, Kaduna. The accommodation was
part of an estate sold to residents by the Kaduna state government.
Owner
occupiers were expected to pay in three instalments.
Ojo paid the
first instalment of N250,000 but he sensed there were problems when his attempt
to pay the next instalment was blocked.
He learnt
that the house had been re-allocated to someone else, one Mr Abbas Mohammed
Ango, an action that gave a religious colouration to government action.
Ojo is a
Christian, like many other residents of the estate.
He headed to
court to re-assert his legal ownership.
It was while
the case was pending that armed policemen, led by one DSP Ahmed came to throw
him and his family out.
His plea that
the case was before the court was met with beatings. His 75 year-old wife was
also manhandled and two of his children were arrested by the police for
confronting them.
Paul Ojo’s
story got the attention of General Buratai.
And today, he
made available to him a three-bedroom bungalow, possibly better than his
initial accommodation.
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