Nigeria: FG Sends 146 Ex-Militants Abroad for Studies

31 January 2012

The Federal Government yesterday sent 146 ex-militants for university education in South Africa and Belarus. The youths are billed to spend five year for university education in electrical, computer, and petro-chemical engineering and radio informatics, a statement by the spokesman of the amnesty office, Mr. Henry Ugbolue, said.

The ex-militants are to study in the Belarusian State University and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.

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