Imo Youths Protests Non-Inclusion In Amnesty Programme

A youth volunteer group in Imo State under
the aegis of Imo Youth Congress (IYC) has
expressed grievance over their non-
inclusion in the Federal Government’s
Amnesty programme.
The youths who besieged the Imo State
Government House, Owerri on Monday
with placards bearing inscriptions like
‘No Documentation No Peace’; ‘Our
Name is our Demand’; ‘IYC Says
Document U’; among others threatened a
breakdown of peace and order if the
government failed to include them in the
amnesty programme.
The leader of the group, Mr. Bobby
Uzoma said that since they handed over
their arms to the government in 2011,
their group had not benefitted from the
Amnesty programme offered to militants
that laid down their arms like their
counter- parts in the Niger Delta.
Mr. Uzoma appealed to the state
government to consider their demands
with the view to finding lasting solution
to the problems of violence in the oil
producing communities of the state.
Responding on behalf of the State
Governor, the Chief of Staff, Government
House, Sir Jude Ejiogu commended the
group for their peaceful disposition and
assured them that government will liaise
with the necessary authorities for
prompt positive action.
He further assured that the present
government under Governor Rochas
Okorocha was poised to promote the
welfare of Imo youths and urged them to
continue to uphold peace even while
they made their demands.
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