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Presidential Amnesty Programme denies involvement in demobilisation exercise for pipeline protection

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BY AHERHOKE OKIOMA The Presidential Amnesty Programme has dissociated itself from a purported ‘demobilisation exercise’ being bandied in the Niger Delta by unscrupulous elements who are going about collecting money from unsuspecting members of the public for pipeline surveillance and other vocational trades. A statement signed by Mr Igoniko Oduma, the Special Assistant on
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167 persons allegedly killed by Nigerian security forces since January – Amnesty International

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At least, 167 persons have been documented as victims of ruthless force by the Nigerian security forces and were killed between January to June 2021, a report by Amnesty International revealed. Nigerian security operatives including military, police, and the Department of State Services (DSS) have allegedly committed a catalogue of human rights violations and crimes […]
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Rev. King: Group demands amnesty

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The Paths of Peace Initiative, which bills itself as a human rights organization, has requested amnesty for Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, also known as Rev. King, a Lagos cleric. In 2006, King was arrested in Lagos for the murder of Ann Uzoh, a church member. In January 2007, he was found guilty and sentenced to death. […]
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Amnesty Int’l indicts FG over insecurity in North

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At least 1,126 villagers killed by bandits from January to June 2020Attacks pose threats to food security in rural areasFailure to bring killers to justice fuels impunityHundreds displaced in Kaduna, Katsina, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara Nigerian authorities have left rural communities at the mercy of rampaging gunmen who have killed at least 1,126 […]
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Ijaw youths warn amnesty boss against politicizing scheme

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Youths under the auspices of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, on Friday, warned the new Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Prof. Quaker Dokubo, against using his office to fund political ambition.   They urged Dokubo to pay attention to the core mandate of the amnesty programme particularly the educational component of the scheme. The […]
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Amnesty boss settles rift with contractor

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Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd), on Friday said that he had since forgiven Mr Miebi Bribena, a contractor, handling capital projects in the Presidential Amnesty Office, Abuja. Boroh said, “the Bible makes it very clear that forgiving […]
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International NGO condemned Hypocrisy of Amnesty International over its report on Nigeria

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A Non Governmental Organization, Global Amnesty Watch (GAW) has described as false the Amnesty International report which described various human rights abuses by Nigerian security operatives, saying the report is part of a global conspiracy to undermine the Nigerian state. Addressing a world press conference in Abuja, President of GAW, a Human Rights Law researcher […]
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Ambode offers amnesty to cultists

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Lagos state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday announced readiness of the state government to offer amnesty to cultists willing to renounce their membership of cult groups and turn a new leaf. Governor Ambode, who stated this in Ikorodu at the ongoing One Lagos Fiesta, said his administration has perfected plans to use 2017 to […]