Militants Set Cars On Fire As They Protest Non-Payment Of Amnesty Salaries In Bayelsa
Militants under the federal government subsidy scheme have launched a protest in
Yenegoa,
Bayelsa State capital. Eyewitnesses say the angry militants are setting
cars on fire as they protest the government’s refusal to pay their
allowances.
The
militants are reportedly owed over two months’ salary, and their
peaceful way of expressing their grievances to the government seemed to
be ineffective. The militants seen on Otiotio road, towards Yenezue gene
in the state capital are setting up barricades as they continue their
protest.
One
of the angry militants was quoted by an eyewitness as saying “I didn’t
surrender my weapons to be
treated like this. I know how much I dey make that time”.
Meanwhile, the Joint Task Force, JTF has been invited to control the situation before it goes out of hand.
