Tag: amnesty
Niger Delta militants threaten fresh attacks in Lagos, Abuja
A group of Niger Delta militants known as the Supreme Egbesu Liberation Fighters has threatened fresh attacks in Lagos and Abuja.
The group said in...
Extend amnesty to anyone carrying weapons, Sheikh Gumi tells govt
Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has called for amnesty to be extended to anyone carrying deadly weapons in any part of the country.
Gumi has...
Sheikh Gumi asks Nigerian government to grant ‘blanket amnesty’ to bandits
Popular Islamic scholar Sheikh Abubakar Gumi on Friday urged the Federal Government to give “blanket amnesty” to bandits willing to make peace.
“The Federal Government...
Nigeria gives bandits amnesty, proscribes freedom-seeking people — IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has criticised the minister of information and culture Lai Mohammed for appearing to justify amnesty being offered to...
Ex-militants sue amnesty coordinator Dikio for alleged contempt
Ex-militants on Thursday filed contempt processes against the coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme Col. Miland Dikio (rtd) at the Federal High Court, Yenagoa,...
I’ll no longer grant amnesty to cultists – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says his administration would no
longer grant amnesty to cultists who surrender their arms because they return to
crime after amnesty...
Army to Boko Haram: Surrender arms, embrace FG amnesty offer
The Nigerian Army on Thursday asked Boko Haram insurgents to lay down their arms and embrace the federal government’s amnesty offer.
In a statement signed by...
31,527 prisoners granted amnesty in 5 years in China- Supreme Court
A total of 31,527 prisoners were granted amnesty across China in the past five years, a work report of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC)...
Igbinedion varsity gives automatic jobs to Amnesty graduates
The Igbinedion University, Okada on Saturday announced automatic employment for graduates sponsored by the Presidential Amnesty Programme and who made second class upper degrees...
Ondo Niger Delta youths commend Buhari, Akeredolu on amnesty
A group, Ondo State Niger Delta Youths, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the inclusion of youths in Ondo State in the Federal...