{"id":96850,"date":"2026-01-28T14:31:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=96850"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:31:45","slug":"my-husbands-military-insurance-policy-has-not-been-paid-10-years-after-he-died-helen-amodu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/my-husbands-military-insurance-policy-has-not-been-paid-10-years-after-he-died-helen-amodu\/","title":{"rendered":"My husband&#8217;s military Insurance policy has not been paid 10 years after he died &#8211; Helen Amodu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"x9yp0ou\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nFor many Nigerian Military Women who lost their husbands in service, the flag that covered their husbands\u2019 coffins no longer holds the promise of a bright future.<br \/>\nYears after losing their spouses in active service, these widows say the insurance promised to cater to their welfare has still not been paid.<br \/>\nGuardian TV spoke to one of these Widows, Helen Amodu, the wife of Late Navy Captain Efe Amodu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many Nigerian Military Women who lost their husbands in service, the flag that covered their husbands\u2019 coffins no longer holds the promise of a bright future. 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