Protesting ex-militants, Thursday barricaded the Mbiama
axis of the East-West road over the non-payment of their
allowance by the amnesty office.

The protesters, led by the Bayelsa State Third Phase
Amnesty chairman, Ebi John were said to have barricaded
the road as early as 7am, thus obstructing the flow of
traffic.
Motorists and travellers plying the route were stranded as
the protesters chanted war songs demanding the
immediate payment of their allowance.
But military operatives in patrol vans and two Armoured
Personnel Carriers (APCs) arrived the scene, shooting in the
air to dislodge the protesting youth.

The leader of the ex-millitants, Ebi John accused the
amnesty office insensitivity, adding that the office and the
Accountant-General were deliberately delaying their
allowances.

“We came to express our grievances on the road because
there are some abnormalities going on. We felt we should
come out for the public and the masses to know our plight.

Source:www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/amnesty-allowance-ex-militants-barricade-east-west-road/