By Segun James
Following a petition by a Warri based law firm to the National Assembly alleging fraud in the disbursement of funds to beneficiaries of the amnesty programme of the federal government by the Amnesty office, the ex-agitators named in the petition have disowned it.
The law firm had on behalf of some persons acting under the aegis of the Niger Delta Ex-agitators Forum (NDEF) petitioned the National Assembly, alleging refusal of the Amnesty Office to pay monthly stipends and diversion of funds meant for training and empowerment of ex-agitators. The petitioners had attached a list of 61 persons said to be victims of the alleged fraud.
But in a swift reaction, the Amnesty Office has denied the allegation, saying that contrary to the allegations, there was no fraud as records at the Amnesty Office indicated that all the 60…
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