Senegalese Army What Families Of Victims Receive When A Soldier Is Killed In The Middle Of A Mission

On Tuesday, February 21, on returning from a supply mission between the localities of Ogassagou and Sévaré, an armored vehicle from the Senegalese contingent deployed within the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), hit an improvised explosive device (IED) near the village of SONGOBIA (center of the country) The explosion that followed resulted in the death on the spot of three soldiers and injured five others, said the general staff of the Senegalese armies in a press release.

For ten years, Senegal has been deploying soldiers within MINUSMA and the number of victims continues to grow For this last drama, the people concerned belonged to the 11th Senegalese detachment.

With 850 elements, the said detachment has been operating in Mali since last September for a period of one year → READ ALSO: Military operations in Casamance: The identity of the killed soldier revealed Among the deceased soldiers, Ousseynou Diallo.

Aged 33, he is from Kabatoki (Kaolack) He leaves behind a widow and two children.

Twin, Ousseynou lost his brother at the age of 7 It was after the BAC that he joined the army, in 2015.

The second on the list is Eugène Idrissa Badhyne Mingou, a soldier in service with the National Navy Originally from Ziguinchor, he was newly married.

And the last deceased on the list is called Pierre Boubane Originally from the region of Kédougou, he leaves behind a widow and a baby born two weeks ago that he will never see.

A sacrifice that must have a cost and SeneNews tries to find out more about what a soldier who died in the middle of a mission receives On condition of anonymity, an army colonel wired by SeneNews explains.

“If a soldier dies in the middle of a mission, the first thing his family is entitled to is the campaign bonus The rights of the victim will be respected by the United Nations.

But before that, there is a whole procedure that his relatives must follow in order to receive the campaign bonus And the latter is paid according to the duration of the soldier's mission.

→ READ ALSO: Manif 'in Bignona: The confidences of Abdoulaye Diallo who lost his left eye Indeed, the Department of UN Peacekeeping Operations had revealed that every three months, the United Nations reimburses troop-contributing states according to a flat rate of 1,028 dollars, which is equivalent to 637,615 CFA Francs per month and per deployed soldier Regarding the Senegalese army, these soldiers killed on Malian soil will also have bonuses.

“The Senegalese army will pay a death bonus to the family of Ousseynou Diallo, Eugène Idrissa Badhyne Mingou and Pierre Boubane In addition to this bonus, the stewardship division will provide other gratuities to the families of these fighters killed in Mali.

You just have to collect the necessary documents to be able to benefit from these bonuses, “he adds → READ ALSO: Report of the Court of Auditors: The hearings have started, the first Dages cooked by the DIC “The Senegalese army will pay a death bonus to the family of Ousseynou Diallo, Eugène Idrissa Badhyne Mingou and Pierre Boubane.

In addition to this bonus, the stewardship division will provide other gratuities to the families of these fighters killed in Mali You just have to collect the necessary documents to be able to benefit from these bonuses, “he adds.

→ READ ALSO: Report of the Court of Auditors: The hearings have started, the first Dages cooked by the DIC “The Senegalese army will pay a death bonus to the family of Ousseynou Diallo, Eugène Idrissa Badhyne Mingou and Pierre Boubane In addition to this bonus, the stewardship division will provide other gratuities to the families of these fighters killed in Mali.

You just have to collect the necessary documents to be able to benefit from these bonuses, “he adds → READ ALSO: Report of the Court of Auditors: The hearings have started, the first Dages cooked by the DIC You just have to collect the necessary documents to be able to benefit from these bonuses, “he adds.

→ READ ALSO: Report of the Court of Auditors: The hearings have started, the first Dages cooked by the DIC You just have to collect the necessary documents to be able to benefit from these bonuses, “he adds → READ ALSO: Report of the Court of Auditors: The hearings have started, the first Dages cooked by the DIC.