Activist and human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has said that state governors lack the constitutional authority to grant amnesty to persons accused or convicted of terrorism, insisting that such powers rest solely with the President under the 1999 Constitution. Adeyanju made the position known in a statement where he cited relevant constitutional provisions and Supreme […]
By Aherhoke Okioma A Niger Delta journalist and publisher, Chief Jones Abiri, has strongly advised delegates of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), to sheathe their swords, embrace peace and avoid acts capable of tarnishing the good images of High Chiefs Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo, and Dr. Dennis Otuaro, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, […]
By Andrew Orolua The National Counter Terrorism Centre – Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC – ONSA) has dismissed a new report by the Amnesty International Nigeria claiming that over 10,000 Nigerians were killed in the last two years. The office, which is in charge of coordinating Nigeria’s counter-terrorism efforts described the report by […]
Amnesty International has reported that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have deliberately used rape and other forms of sexual violence as tools of war—acts that constitute war crimes and may amount to crimes against humanity. In a report released Thursday, the organization documented 36 instances of rape and gang rape committed by RSF fighters, […]
The Global Amnesty Watch (GAW) has exonerated Nigerian Army from allegations of human rights abuses as it dismisses reports from the allegations of human Amnesty International. While addressing journalists on Monday in Abuja, the Global Amnesty Watch praised the Nigerian military for their sacrifices and commitment to protecting the country’s sovereignty.In his address, The Country […]
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 Media […]
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 […]
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. […]
By Doosuur Iwambe A report published by international development consulting firm, Nextier Security, Peace and Development (SPD) has revealed that despite gulping billions of naira annually over the last 11 years, the Presidential Amnesty Programme has failed to address various challenges that necessitated its setting up in the first instance. The report also revealed that […]
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 […]
By Tunde Opalana The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has called on the Federal Government to shelve alleged plans to scrap the Presidential Amnesty Program (PAP) for ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region, Daily Times gathered. He also charged people in the region to come up with a new narrative about holding […]
The Nigerian Army on Thursday asked Boko Haram insurgents to lay down their arms and embrace the federal government’s amnesty offer. A statement signed by Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, said: “we wish to remind repentant Boko Haram fighters that the window of opportunity to embrace the Federal Government Amnesty programme is still […]
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 […]
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday blasted Governor Rochas Okorocha for granting amnesty to notorious cultists behind the New year Day killings in Omoku community. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the Amnesty granted by the Imo State Governor to cultists who killed 23 persons in Omoku will have […]
Nigeria’s air force killed at least 35 people in attacks on villages in the northeastern state of Adamawa in December, Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Residents of the villages described being fired upon by a fighter jet and military helicopter as they attempted to flee, at the same time […]
The Global Amnesty Watch (GAW) has freed the Nigerian Millitary of allegations of human rights violations in the North East amidst the raging war against insurgent Boko Haram terrorists which have threatened the region’s peace. In a latest report by GAW after an investigation which was prompted by several rumours of rape and sexual harrasment […]
Royal Dutch Shell Plc should face investigations in three countries for alleged complicity in Nigerian government abuses, including murder and rape, more than two decades ago in the oil-rich Niger River delta, Amnesty International said. According to Bloomberg, authorities in Nigeria, the Netherlands and U.K. should investigate Shell’s conduct, especially in the Ogoni area of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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