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Nigerian rebel commander embraces amnesty

Source: Press TV
Mend : Iran | about 1 month ago  
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Ateke Tom told a news conference on Thursday that the government had offered him a pardon, adding that "I hereby formally accept the amnesty offer and lay down my arms." President Yar'Adua, who had proposed the amnesty earlier this year, said he praised Commander Tom's decision.
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  • News Source: Financial Times | about 1 month ago
    Ateke Tom was expected to make a public statement saying that he had accepted the government’s offer of cash and allowances in exchange for an amnesty, a plan intended to persuade militants to lay down their weapons and accept an amnesty intended...
  • News Source: Uinta County News | about 1 month ago
    Bonny river near the LNG plant in Bonny on the oil rich Niger delta region A leading Nigerian militant leader has to stop fighting in the oil-producing Niger Delta and accept an unconditional pardon from President Umaru Yar'Adua. I hereby formally...
  • News Source: Press TV | about 1 month ago
    Ateke Tom told a news conference on Thursday that the government had offered him a pardon, adding that "I hereby formally accept the amnesty offer and lay down my arms." President Yar'Adua, who had proposed the amnesty earlier this year, said he...
  • News Source: BBC | about 1 month ago
    Ateke Tom told a news conference the government had offered him a pardon, and said: "I hereby formally accept the amnesty offer and lay down my arms." President Umaru Yar'Adua, who proposed the amnesty earlier this year, said he commended Mr Tom's...
  • News Source: International Herald Tribune | about 1 month ago
    A top Nigerian rebel commander agreed on Thursday to halt fighting in the oil-producing Niger Delta and take an unconditional pardon from President Umaru Yar'Adua . I hereby formally accept the amnesty offer and lay down my arms," Tom told Yar'Adua...
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