The two Nigerians, who are also based in the Netherlands, are Comrade Sunny Ofehe of the Hope for Niger Delta Campaign and Femi Soewu of the Africa Webtv
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The incident, which occurred about 4:30pm, took place just after the Dutch nationals had left the palace of the traditional ruler of Iduwuni Kingdom, HRM King Joel Ibane
While N59 billion was budgeted for reintegration and allowances for 30,000 militants in the Niger Delta under the Presidential Amnesty Programme, the budget for the Defence Headquarters, the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police came to N45 billion
Turai noted that the issue of the Niger Delta region was of great concern to her late husband hence his commitment to restoring peace in the area, which culminated in the granting of amnesty to the militants
They arose from their meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State with a resolve to block major roads in the Niger Delta states if their two months’ outstanding salaries were not paid by Wednesday