Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has announced the readiness of his government to offer amnesty to cultists willing to renounce their membership of cult groups and turn over a new leaf.

Mr. Ambode, who stated this in Ikorodu at the ongoing One Lagos Fiesta, said his administration has perfected plans to use 2017 to rehabilitate all those involved in one form of criminality or the other and are ready to be law abiding, with the view to making them live normal lives and contribute meaningfully to the society.

While noting with concern the rising spate of cultism and other crimes especially in the Ikorodu axis, the governor said though the government has capacity to deal with such crimes, amnesty is being offered to encourage those willing to turn away from their old ways and embrace new lives.

“In the last few months, we have been having a lot of challenges with cultism in Ikorodu area and a lot of issues that relate to kidnapping,” Mr. Ambode said.

“So, we are going to strike a deal tonight, we are going to say no to cultism and then we are going to encourage all of you. Anybody who is a cult member, we are going to offer you amnesty. I want to use the whole of 2017 to rehabilitate all those who have been doing bad things; we are going to provide money and we are going to provide jobs.

“We are going to encourage ourselves; wherever you find somebody that is not doing anything well, you can either tell the monarch here or come to us, we will give you protection; we offer you money and then we are going to offer you automatic jobs. So, we all agree to say no to domestic violence, kidnapping, rape and no to cultism. Once you sign on, we would offer you anything that you want,” Mr. Ambode said.

The governor also stressed the importance of education and hard work to the youth, and urged them to strive very hard to be educated, and thereafter pursue their dreams.

While referring to an entertainer, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, who is a lawyer, the governor said it was highly essential for the young ones to be educated before thinking of other things in life.

“What I brought to you tonight is to let you know that education is very important. You can be who you want to be. If I was not a governor, I would be an accountant; if I was not an accountant, maybe I would have been an entertainer because I love music, I love arts, I love entertainment and that is why I want to encourage all of you, firstly, we must all be educated and then you can now use you creative talents to be who you want to be,” he said.

Addressing the mammoth crowd who came out in droves for the fiesta including monarchs, members of the State Executive Council, among others, Mr. Ambode also urged parents to talk to their children on the need to shun all forms of crime and violence, assuring that the state government would continue to put strategies and policies in place to give greater opportunities to the youth.

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All this because some lunatic threatened to blow up the 3rd Mainland bridge. Amnesty doesn't solve any problem, it only encourages it, just look at the pipeline vandals in the Niger Delta, despite all the money they've received, they still carry out their vandalism.

Never negotiate with terrorists.

let's see what people have to say about this now coz I know if wike does this people/APC will call for his head.

Hope in the future the governor will not provide amnesty to armed robbers, killers and rapists !!!

I CALL THEM AFONJA MILITANT...

THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DESTROY THE IMAGE OF THE SOUTH SOUTH FOLKS..

YESTERDAY A POLICE CAUGHT AN AFONJA RED HANDED WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO BLOW UP THE THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE....... THE APC/AFONJA MEDIA CALLED HIM A "NIGER DELTA MILITANT".

HAPPY NEW YEAR IN ADVANCE...

HAPPY RECESSION.

Too bad

nice one

Nice one

Armed robbers and murderers who should be tried for their bloody crimes?

No this will only increase the crime rates in Lagos. Criminals now know amnesty is inevitable

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Suffer not the wicked to live..... Ambode abeg send them to six feet....The wicked should not Cross over to my year of peace Biko nu

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He should also give them work

Cages are full.

adonbilivit:
let's see what people have to say about this now coz I know if wike does this people/APC will call for his head.

no mind dem APC e lords,sahara reporters get voice machine oh so they can twerk any voice so be warned my people

The bad n worst are getting paid. We wey go school no fit get even job!
God save my Country

Very good development.

The bad n worst are getting paid. We wey go school no fit get even job!
God save my Country[color=#000099][/color]

what about justice for thos innocent lives lost to these people.

Amnesty for

militant
Cultists
Chibok gehs
Boko haram



Very soon for agberos
Touts and the rest

Am yet to see a zombie or afonja condemn this act. But when it's about Other regions, they will be the first to scream.

This is a very stupid decision.

I'll prefer the approach of the Filipino president, throw them out of a helicopter.

Amne kini? Are you sure this man is not on Lasgidi weed?

What was he thinking, with the high rate of cultist in Lagos presently, ha governor yi ma fe da whala le.

My families are from Lagos, we we can clearly see the hand work of all these cultist, most especially on island and ikorodu, how they kill each other and even kill innocent people, even some of them have become thief overnight and this man is still giving amnesty.

Baba you better revert that shit now now

Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of justice.

This is a very foolish move by Ambode that would backfire in less than 2 years. Why is he rewarding criminals instead of providing incentives for undercover investigation and strike-teams to take out these criminals.

Collecting taxes from honest folks and giving it to criminals and murderers. If these are the kinds of foolish policies Ambode is gonna come up with in the nearest future, he doesn't deserve a second term.

Because ur people day abi...... No wonder dem day call u their father

NLbeachparty:
No this will only increase the crime rates in Lagos. Criminals now know amnesty is inevitable

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