Ex-militants say delay in amnesty allowances ‘threatens stability’

Nigerian militants

Ex-militant leaders in the Niger Delta region have alleged that the federal government hasn’t money to beneficiaries of the amnesty deal lately.

Vanguard reports that the leaders, led by Pastor Rueben Wilson on Thursday said although complaints had been sent to President Muhammadu Buhari over the “deplorable condition of amnesty beneficiaries in Europe, America and South Africa without response”, reports available showed that the delay in payment was throwing up security issues and dangerous disenchantment among the ex-militant youths.

In a statement in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Thursday, the leaders said that the alert sent to Buhari was to draw his attention to the issues in the region and the urgent need to address the issues within the presidential amnesty office.

“Worst of their situation is the unpredictability of when their nightmare will end while hunger and deprivation have put them in a very bad state of mind. Your Excellency, you will recall that this programme had within the last few years brought relative stability to our region and by extension, this country.

“This we owe to late President Umaru Yar’Adua, who in  his wisdom proclaimed amnesty for ex-agitators and drew a plan of action towards ensuring lasting peace in the region through various training programmes,” the statement read.

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  1. Delay in payment of militants allowances started Jonathan administration, so they need to give PMB time to get to the bottom of the problem and not to go to the press with the issue!

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