Joke Aladesanmi, a human rights lawyer, has called on the federal government to ensure that inmates who were recently released in states across the federation, are adequately catered for. On April 9, 2020, the federal government had announced the decision to grant amnesty to 2,600 inmates in correctional facilities across the country, as part of efforts to decongest the facilities and [...]
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The Ebonyi state government has offered amnesty to ghost workers discovered during a verification exercise carried out in the state. In exchange, the state is requesting the return of the illegal salaries received. The offer was contained in a statement signed by Emmanuel Uzor, chief press secretary to David Umahi, governor of the state. According to the statement, the amnesty period would last [...]
Bappah Mura, an ex-member of the Boko Haram sect who used to be a farmer, has promised to expose the lies of the insurgent group. He made the vow during a de-radicalisation exercise and graduation ceremony from a vocational training organised by the federal government for repentant insurgents in Gombe, on Wednesday. “I beg Nigerians for forgiveness. I regret totally what we [...]
David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, has asked the federal government to grant amnesty to public officers holders accused of looting. NAN quoted Umahi as saying this on Monday when he declared open a training on anti-corruption, ethics and integrity in Abakaliki. The event was organised for local government officials in the state. The governor advised the government to negotiate with suspects to [...]
Nineteen postgraduate students granted scholarships by the presidential amnesty programme say they have been abandoned. The students, who are currently in their final year at the People's Friendship University of Russia, alleged that Paul Boroh, sacked coordinator of the presidential amnesty programme, stopped sending funds to them in June 2016. President Muhammadu Buhari had sacked Boroh on March 13 and ordered anti-graft [...]
Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, says the amnesty the federal government granted to repentant Boko Haram members shows it is privy to some information. Speaking during a Channels TV programme on Friday, Kukah said the offer of amnesty shows the insurgent group has not been weakened as the military claimed. Kukah said he had raised the issue of amnesty to [...]
Garba Shehu, spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari, has described the amnesty the president granted to Boko Haram members as a “win-win situation.” While receiving the freed Dapchi schoolgirls on March 23, Buhari had said the federal government was willing to accept the unconditional laying down of arms by repentant insurgents. Speaking at an interactive session with state house correspondents during the weekend, Shehu [...]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s plan to grant unconditional amnesty to repentant Boko Haram insurgents. The group says such a plan will be tantamount to a denial of justice for victims of insurgency. In an open letter addressed to Buhari, SERAP said Boko Haram would continue to undermine peace and stability in the country if he [...]
BY SANI MUHAMMAD UZAIRU While further efforts are being made to secure the release of every abducted citizen in Nigeria, government is ever ready to accept the unconditional laying down of arms by members of the Boko Haram group, who show strong commitment in this regard. We are ready to rehabilitate and integrate such repentant members into the larger society – [...]
Members of the house of representatives were divided on Tuesday over the amnesty reportedly granted by Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, to some criminal suspects declared wanted by the Rivers state government. Last week, Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, had said: "That amnesty offered by Governor Okorocha cannot cover Rivers state. These criminals are still wanted for their crimes against [...]
United Sea Wolf Avenger, a militant group in Ondo state, has accused politicians of hijacking the federal government’s amnesty programme in the state. The group claimed that the politicians allocate the slots to their children, friends and allies. The group made the allegation in a statement by Deji Ehinmowo, its leader; Akinfemi Raymon, general secretary, and Ogbaro Ariyo, its adviser. On October 23, [...]
Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, says the voluntary assets and income declaration scheme (VAIDS) has nothing to do with the bill before the national assembly seeking amnesty for looters. Speaking at the VAIDS interactive session for business owners hosted by PwC in Lagos on Thursday, Adeosun said the bill is not from the executive but from the legislative arm of government. She [...]
A bill seeking to grant a three-year amnesty to those willing to return their loot from Nigeria's treasury has been introduced at the house of representatives. The proposed legislation seeks to establish a voluntary taxable income recovery and amnesty scheme through which stolen wealth could be injected into the economy. Speaking with LEADERSHIP, Linus Okorie, sponsor of the bill, said once it [...]
A coalition of about 40 civil society organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday staged a solidarity march of support for Amnesty International. The march is sequel to a protest by a group who attacked Amnesty's office and demanded the forceful ejection of the organisation from Nigeria. But speaking at a rally on Wednesday, Abdul Mahmoud, a human rights lawyer and one of the leaders of [...]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will be paying former Niger Delta militants directly, as the President Muhammadu Buhari resumes amnesty payments. Piriye Kiyaramo, the amnesty programme's media officer, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja, stating that the government will also be paying tuition for the ex-militants. "Payments of stipends to the ex-militants resumed this Monday. The payments are done directly [...]
Three former militants have graduated with first class degrees from universities in the United Kingdom. The Nigerian high commission in the UK on Friday hosted the militants, who were sponsored by the Nigerian government under the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme. Nicholas Goodness and Terubein Fawei graduated from the University of Bedfordshire with first class honours in public relations, telecommunication and networking engineering [...]
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