Military retirees on Tuesday blocked the entrance to the Military Pensions Board office in Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, protesting what they described as an unfair formula for calculating pension adjustments. The veterans barricaded the entrance with canopies and chairs, while armed soldiers prevented them from entering the premises. The protest comes weeks after retired military personnel demonstrated at the Ministry of Defence in September, demanding a pension increase following salary adjustments for serving military officers.
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