Nigeria: Amnesty - FG to Gazette Information on Ex Militants - Alaibe

13 August 2009

Honourary Presidential Adviser on Niger Delta and Chief negotiator on the Amnesty programme Mr. Timi Alaibe has said that the Federal Government would gazette all information obtained from repentant militants who embrace the amnesty option at the close of the amnesty period in October for future reference.

Alaibe disclosed that part of the documentation process would require the militants to supply information on the location of their camps, the kind of infrastructures in such camps; whether there are boats, hostels or there are arms and ammunitions, analysis of the infrastructures and at the end of it they would sign and commit to the amnesty document.

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