AMNESTY DISARMAMENT WITHOUT INCORPORATION: EX-MILITANT LEADERS, JOB OMOTUWA, OGAILO IBORI OTHERS WRITE TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT OVER THE TOTAL NEGLECT OF ONDO STATE EX-MILITANTS, THREATEN TO RETURN TO THE CREEK IF NOT ATTENDED TO
The prominent Ex-militant leaders in the oil producing areas of Ondo State, General Job Omotuwa, General Ogailo Ibori and the entire Ex-militant members and youths of Ondo State in the Presidential/State amnesty disarmament exercise carried out in November 2017, have written a joint letter to the National Security Adviser to the President of Nigeria, Babagana Mongoro, to address the total neglect of the Ondo State Ex-militants after the government had fully disarmed them since 2017 without fulfilling her promises to the Ex-militants. They further threatened to return to the creek if the government refuses to incorporate them into the existing amnesty programme after they had collected their arms and ammunitions.
The full text of the press briefing is as below:
22th March, 2021.
PRESS BRIEFING.
Babagana Mongoro
the National Security Adviser to the President,
Aso Rock, FCT,
Abuja, Nigeria.
Sir,
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN ABSORBING AND ENLISTING INTO
THE PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY PROGRAMME
We the Youths and Ex-Militants of the mandate areas in Ondo State which
comprises of Ilaje and Ese-Odo Local Government Areas of Ondo State have
been abandoned and neglected by the government at various levels in its
Presidential Amnesty Programme till date having been so disarmed for
reintegration.
The Ex-Militants and the entire Youths of the above said mandate areas
being part of the Federal Government initiative of disarmament/amnesty to
ensuring absolute peace and security in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
and in compliance to same, the ex-militants of the mandate areas accepted
the offer, terms and conditions of the Federal Government by embarking
on or keying into the disarmament/presidential amnesty exercise of Ex-
Militants in November, 2017 and have accordingly surrendered or handed
down to the Government arms and ammunitions of various degrees and
purposes in a week long Disarmament/Presidential Amnesty exercise in
sometime November, 2017 but the government has blatantly failed, refused and neglected to honour or fulfill its part by absorbing us into the current Presidential Amnesty programme carried out by the government in November,2017 till date.
Sir, the government at all levels have abandoned, neglected and relegated us to
our current hopelessness and il-tate having been so disarmed since
November, 2017.
lt is our earnest yearning and prayer that you use your good office,
influence and position as a man of the youth to absorbing us into the
Presidential Amnesty Programme being the basis of the November, 2017
disarmament exercise carried out by the government.
Moreover Sir, it is painful to note that till date, no step or nothing has been
made to absorb, ameliorate, mitigate and cushion our suffering and such
calls for your honest, drastic and prompt attention being the Honourable
Security Adviser to the President to assist and help us to be so
absorbed in the Presidential Amnesty Programme as an integral part of the
integration process sir.
Sir, the need for your prompt and firm attention in enlisting and absorbing
us into the Presidential Amnesty Programme is crucial and cannot be over
emphasized since the government has failed, reneged, refused and neglected
to honour her part of the said Amnesty/Disarmament Agreement or
contract of November, 2017 till date.
Additionally Sir, The Special Adviser to Mr. President /Coordinator,
Presidential Amnesty Committee and all other relevant stakeholders in the
integration process have also failed, neglected and /or refused to honour our
plight of being absorb and enlisted as beneficiaries like others in the
Amnesty Programme despite all efforts have been made to reach out to
them regards our suffering and abandonment since 2017 till date.
At this juncture Sir, it may interest you to note that having us been so
disarmed and abandoned by the government til date, we can no longer
feed ourselves, family(s), cater for love ones Currently on sick beds at
various hospitals and healings homes/centres, sponsoring ourselves,
children or dependents in achieving their various academy goal/pursuits
since we have been left to our current despair, ill-fate and neglect despite
of our relentless efforts made to reach out to the government till date.
Finally sir, we strongly believe in your ability in resolving and eradicating
our neglect in the current Presidential Amnesty Programme by the
Government, otherwise, we will be left with no other option than to return to
our former means of livelihood if the government continues in its so
neglect of us.
We shall be grateful if our request is granted and the required speeny attention is given.
Yours faithfully,
Barr. Kayode Adeola
For and on behalf of GENERAL JOB
OMOTUWA, GENERAL OGAILO IBORI, PROMINENT GENERALS and the ENTIRE EX
MILITANTS/ YOUTHS of Ondo State/Niger Delta Region of Presidential/State
Amnesty/Disarmament exercise carried out in November, 2017.
