The Third Phase of the Amnesty Programme will be involving an additional 3,642 ex-militants who are included in the programme following widespread agitations among the youths of the Niger Delta for inclusion in the programme.
Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, made this known as he confirmed that the Amnesty Office would ensure effective funding of the disarmament process of the ex-militants of the third phase for 31 days.
Mr. Kuku made this comment during the visit of the Chairman of the Inter Agency Task Force, Air Vice Marshal James Gbum, stating that the federal government has commenced the effective implementation of the third phase of the Amnesty to ex-agitators of the Niger Delta.
According to Mr Kuku, it was the responsibility of the task force to ensure the reconciliation of arms and ammunition recovered from the militants in various security formations.
He also urged the members of the task force to ensure that they carry out their mandate in accordance with expectations.
He warned that the Amnesty Office would impose sanctions against anybody found to be involved in acts that could derail the programme.