Some ex-militants in Ilaje Local Government area of Ondo State have threatened to go to court over unpaid benefits. They alleged that their monthly allowances had not been paid for two years by the Presidential Committee on Amnesty Programme and threatened court action if the benefits were not paid within 30 days. The former militants […]
By Isaac Job Akwa Ibom State government in collaboration with European Union and Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS) Small Arms/ Light Weapons Control intervention for Nigeria has commenced a skill acquisition training to rehabilitate repentant militants in the state. The former militants drawn from Ukanafun and Etim Ekpo local government areas which […]
The Niger Delta ex-militants are currently protesting in Presidential Amnesty office in Port Harcourt over an alleged non-payment of allowance from the government. The ex-militants were seen carrying placard at 10am on Monday, chanting war and solidarity songs. ALSO READ Lagos Task Force solicits security information through emergency toll -free lines Vanguard reports that the […]
Hundreds of angry former militants who surrendered their arms to government two weeks ago regrouped and barricaded the entrance of Etim Ekpo council headquarters at Utu on Wednesday and chased out the chairman, Mr. Udeme Eduo, while council workers scampered for safety. The militants, who invaded the council premises in the early hours of Wednesday, […]
Some Niger Delta activists under the aegis of National Assembly of Ex-Militants (NAE) have said that youths in the oil-producing region have become poorer under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Acting National Coordinator of the group, Ibifuro Pureheart, who said this in a statement, asserted that Niger Delta youths “cannot afford another four […]
Some Niger Delta leaders are desperate, Buhari warned A group of ex-militants, under the aegis of the Niger Delta Salvation Front (NDSF), has warned the President-elect, Gen. Muhammad u Buhari, to be wary of selfish Niger Delta leaders, who are desperate for p olitical recognition. Consequently, ex-militants urged Buhari to be conscious of the antics […]
Ex-freedom fighters, in the Niger Delta region, are squabbling over the Presidential Amnesty programme by the Federal Government to repentantmilitants, just as some say the programmewas a waste and the country was running a huge budget in funding it. While some section of the ex-militants have vowed to fight with allresources at their disposal, to resist […]
The national leadership of Nigeria’s leading opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration of sponsoring ethnic militias to foment trouble before, during and after the forthcoming general elections, alleging that the 9 billion Naira recently paid out to some ex-militants and ethnic militias is aimed at mobilizing them to scuttle the polls Speaking […]
One person is confirmed dead, while eight others were injured in Friday’s protest by ex-militants in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital against Governor Henry Seriake Dickson over his alleged plans to hijack the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) surveillance contract for the state owned security outfit, Izon Ebi. Ex-militant leaders from other Niger Delta states were […]