The 183 ex-Niger Delta militants are challenging the stoppage of their monthly stipends the Nigerian government was paying them under the presidential amnesty scheme.
No fewer than 183 former Niger Delta agitators have sued the federal government over alleged stoppage of their monthly allowances.
He said the programme was initiated by the federal government through a Federal Government Amnesty Proclamation Notice issued in 2009 upon a truce reached between the Nigerian government and them. He sought an order directing the defendants to pay to him the mandatory monthly stipend of 65,000.00 from May 2023 to date.
Some of the plaintiffs in the other 16 suits include Oyemo Ezi, Suru Michael, Albert Tamaraudouye, Alex Sile, Allen Ikiyou, Aaron Williams, Abisere Alfred, Amuluku Daniel, Amuluku Julius, Belele Karina, among others.When the matter between Benneth Ofeyena against Barry Tariye Ndiomu a retired major-general and ex-Interim Administrator of PAP, and the Nigerian government listed as 1st and 2nd defendants, was called, the sole plaintiff, Mr Ofeyena, testified in support of his case on Monday.
He said after the completion of the training programme at demobilisation camp, he was given a personal identity card of the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme and a certificate of successful completion of the demobilisation programme. He said all these were to prove a point that he was one of the beneficiaries, contrary to the submission of the defence.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
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