EX-Militants of the defunct Bakassi Strike Force (BSF) have called on Federal Government to absorb them into its ongoing amnesty programme.
The former militants, who surrendered their arms in November 2018 to Federal Government through the military and embraced amnesty, said there was need to engage them in the amnesty programme and compensate them for the sacrifice they made for peace to reign. x
One of the defunct BSF Commanders, Victor Benjamin, who made the call at the weekend, while receiving bags of rice as COVID-19 palliative from the Ministry of Niger Delta, said: “The situation is very sad and needs to be arrested. The Federal Government should take over the situation so that generations yet unborn wouldn’t choose the path of arms struggle.
Akpabio, NDDC, ex-militants plan faster Niger Delta development
Dennis Naku, Port Harcourt
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dikio (retd.), and the Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Effiong Akwa, on Friday met with ex-militant leaders and Niger Delta chiefs to brainstorm on how to fast-track the development of the region.
The meeting, which held behind closed doors, took place at the palace of the king of Okichirin in Okrika, His Royal Majesty Ateke Tom, who assembled first-class chiefs and ex-militant leaders for the deliberations.
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