Nigeria: Amnesty - FG Targets 10,000 Militants

The Federal Government plans to grant up to 10,000 Niger Delta militants amnesty aimed at ending attacks, which have crippled the country,s oil industry, chief coordinator overseeing the amnesty deal, Air Vice Marshal Lucky Ararile, told a press conference on Friday.

"We are working in the region of about 10,000 militants," Ararile said.

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