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A coalition of militant groups in Ondo state on Friday gave oil companies in the state three days ultimatum to relocate from the state or face violent attacks on personnel and oil installations. The Secretary of the Coalition, Akinfemi Raymond who issued the ultimatum in Akure while addressing newsmen stated that the non-enrollment of their members in the Federal Government Amnesty Programme was the reason behind their grievances.

The New Agency of Nigerian reports that the Ondo State Government and the Presidential Amnesty Committee, had on Nov. 9, 2017, enrolled some ex-militants in the state who were willing to submit their arms. The state government according to the report gave former militants 21-day grace to submit their arms to the state Amnesty Committee headed by the Deputy Governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi.


The coalition on Thursday evening started a protest at the premises of the Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC) office in Akure over their non-inclusion.


“We have come to Akure to demand for our rights having notified all the security agencies in the state about our mission because the state government is not even ready to dialogue with us.


“Despite our obedience to vacate our protest venue by the state commissioner of police, suddenly, some armed mobile policemen just came and released gun which wounded four of our members, while another three members were affected by tear gas.


“Government has declared war on us and we will not relent until all our members are duly captured and all our arrears are paid from November 2017 till date,’’ he said.


“Now we are giving the state government three days ultimatum to meet our demands or else the horse rider will give a knock, the evil dance will never end.


“And we are also saying oil companies operating in the oil producing community in Ondo State should vacate the communities within the next three days,’’ Raymond said.

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