Notorious Benue militant leader surrenders 84 rifles to government, as govt recovers 135 assorted rifles
This was disclosed by the state Governor, Samuel Ortom, while briefing the journalists about the state amnesty programme.
According to Ortom, Akwaza, popularly known as Ghana embraced the amnesty programme declared by his administration for residents of the state to surrender illegal weapons in their possession.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Col. Edwin Jando (retd.), who was with the governor to brief journalists after the state Exco meeting revealed that he had received “135 assorted rifles and 770 rounds of ammunition from those who voluntarily surrendered their weapons, among which 84 rifles belonged to Akwaza, a.k.a.Ghana”.
The governor who announced the extension of the amnesty till the end of September stated that the extension of the amnesty period became necessary following a plea by the gang leader that he needed time to persuade some of his friends in the underworld to also surrender their weapons.
Ortom expressed appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari, Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku; the Catholic Bishop of Katsina-Ala Diocese, Bishop Peter Adoboh, and others for their support for the amnesty programme.