Former militant leader, Ebikamowei Victor Ben, also known as Boyloaf, has warned politicians to steer clear of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.
In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, the ex-militant leader said the Presidential Amnesty Programme was a security package aimed at restoring peace and stability in the Niger Delta region.
Boyloaf warned that the region was ready to take up arms if politicians attempt to hijack the amnesty programme from the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Gen. Paul Boroh.
He said, “We are satisfied that Boroh is working closely with the main actors to bring about the needed peace and reintegration in the Niger Delta. We hereby warn against any attempt by politicians to turn the programme into a centre for settlement and political gains. Let the politicians look elsewhere for benefits.
“Anything that distracts from the original concept of using the amnesty office to cater for those who surrendered arms and accepted amnesty by promptly paying them their stipends and empowering them to stand on their own, would trigger new lease of crisis, which we don’t want.
“We demand that all peace-loving Nigerians should join hands with the SA on Niger Delta to ensure the success of the amnesty programme to bring about the needed peace, unity and stability in the region.”
Boyloaf while expressing his concern for the programme stated that some politicians were out to destabilise the gains of the present leadership of the programme.
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