26,358 ex-militants donate N2,000 each to flood victims

The 26,358 ex-militants and beneficiaries of the Federal Government Amnesty Programme from the Niger Delta have donated relief materials worth over N52 million to flood victims in Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Cross River states.

Amnesty Programme Head of Capacity Building, Mr. Joel Bisina, made this known, yesterday in Benin, while presenting Edo State’s share of the materials on behalf of the Amnesty Office to the state government. (Zinny says "That's very nice of them, they sure have a good heart).

He said the ex-militants, who were touched by the plight of the flood victims decided to contribute N2,000 each from their monthly stipends to procure the relief materials.

Bisina, who represented the Special Adviser to the President on Amnesty, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, said though the Amnesty Office was not directly responsible for the provision of the relief materials, it was however prepared and ready to collaborate with other agencies to take pro-active measures in mitigating the sufferings of the victims.

Receiving the items on behalf of the state government, Chairman of the State Relief Committee, Hajia Maimuna Momo-du, said for ex-militants to make such contribution showed that there was hope for the country.