Amnesty

By Baba Aminu With the sustained aerial bombardments on their locations and hideouts by men of the Nigerian Airforce, notorious bandit kingpins in North-Western states of Nigeria have requested for dialogue and amnesty from the…
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The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for accepting the report of the Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy and granting pardon to about 150 Nigerians serving various jail terms. Kukah made the…
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The University of Benin has granted amnesty to more than 500 students who had overstayed in the university. Prof. Lilian Salami, the Vice-Chancellor of the university announced this on Thursday in Benin in her address at the 46th and…
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A human rights and Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) Auwal Musa Rafsanjani has faulted renewed calls for the granting of amnesty to bandits, explaining that it will encourage impunity and abuses of the…
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Zamfara state Governor Bello Matawalle on Tuesday called for peace disarmament and reintegration of repentant bandits into the society as the best option to ending the menace of Banditry in the Country. Governor Matawalle expresses…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out the possibility of the Federal Government’s readiness to grant amnesty to armed criminals terrorising the country, saying his government will continue to deal decisively with bandits, kidnappers and…
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By Yakubu Bala Governors Samuel Ortom of Benue and Darius Ishaku of Taraba have resolved to grant amnesty to criminals operating along the border of the states and to also to set up a joint security committee. The News Agency of…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) to June 30, 2018. The extension after the original March 31 date is based on the appeals of professional bodies and…
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Nigeria’s military was on Tuesday accused of ignoring repeated warnings about the movements of Boko Haram fighters before they kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in the country’s restive northeast. The students — the youngest of whom is aged just…
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