The relative peace experienced in Nigeria’s oil rich Niger Delta can be said to be fallout of the setting up of the presidential amnesty programme for militants in the region, but that programme will come to an end in 2015.
The Special Adviser to the President on Amnesty, Mr Kingsley Kuku, made this known at a press briefing on Saturday, when he announced that the programme will not continue despite the agitation by several groups springing up in the region demanding to be accommodated in the programme.
Mr Kuku stated that the federal government is putting plans in place to cater for those ex-militants whose training will elapse after the timeline for the programme.
He however noted that there might be the need to extend the programme after 2015, but will only be deemed fit after a series of evaluation.
