Delta State Deputy Governor, Prof. Amos Utuama, was yesterday held hostage at the Government House annex, Warri by aggrieved former militants who were protesting alleged undue delay in the payment of their monthly allowances by the amnesty office.

The protesters, no fewer than100, barricaded the entrance to the Government House and insisted that the state’s number two citizen would not leave until their demands were met or concrete promise made.

The former militants had blocked East/West road for hours last week in protest over delay in the payment of the said allowances.

During yesterday’s protest however, the police and operatives of the joint military task force were on ground to restore normalcy.

Meanwhile, the Press Secretary to the deputy governor, Augustine Avwode,said in a statement that Prof.Utuama was not held hostage by the former militants, saying there was no reason for such an action.

He explained that the former militants had staged peaceful demonstrations over their unpaid monthly stipends.

“On Monday, the boys protested and only went to express their grievances yesterday when they heard that the deputy governor wasat Government House Annex in Warri. They subsequently dispersed after expressing their grievances in the hope that the deputy governor will relay them to higher quarters.


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Them no hole am. They just blocked his way to register their grievances.

Why all this na

Good for them, sebi na dem de fund those guys.... Mean while vote for change

So these guys will be paid allowances till death for doing nothing
what a waste

Time for winds of 'change' in this country. Change is the only constant thing in life. Time to decamp to APC for the desired change..

good ..they can't pay d Ex Militants but they are raising 20+ billion for the Otiueke shoeless man..dem never hold am hostage ,dem suppose ......

Happy xmas pals.

Dun no who is militant,
Is it the whole niger deltan youths or some N/D Agbero?

I thought he was held hostage truthfully? Misleading news caption

Some of this polithiefcians needs to be taken underground and fed with garri and opa without water seriously

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Na them go dey kill each other one by one.

Sylvarresta:
Good for them, sebi na dem de fund those guys.... Mean while vote for change

How is voting a 72 year old former military head of state, the "change" Nigeria need? Does that sound normal to you? It's like advocating for a Conscious Movement back to the stone age. Do you know what that movement is called in civilized world? Backward Retrogression.

major466:

How is voting a 72 year old former military head of state, the "change" Nigeria need? Does that sound normal to you? It's like advocating for a conscious movement back to the stone age. Do you know what that is called in civilized world? Backward Retrogression.

dude chill, its not by age, Jonathan a young man just showed us wat a failure he is, at least let's try this papa 72 and let's see what he has in stock 4 Nigeria

Good for him


buh l wonder wat they pay these militants for

With the kind of benefit,and attention this militants enjoy,at times,I wish I were one..

Wahala

esere826:
So these guys will be paid allowances till death for doing nothing
what a waste

It wasn't meant to be so. Yar'adua had a wonderful policy on ground, Jonathan came and bastardised it.

Another Show of shame, and the president won't find a way t curb them before the rope on their neck finally loose again, I smell incompetency

I guess they no longer need allowances. They need ransom

What a waste! These guys were fighting for their rights even though they knew their governors were the ones shortchanging them. now the fg has done its part but the govs are still doing same. I wonder who they will blame now.

lawlessness!