Rivers State Government on Tuesday concluded the first phase of the
State Amnesty Programe, with Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike disbanding all
vigilante committees in all communities of the state.
The governor also directed security agencies to henceforth go after all
cultists and kidnappers who refused to voluntarily accept the amnesty
offer of the state government, pointing out that his administration has
zero tolerance to crime and criminality.
The governor spoke at the Government House, Port
Harcourt during the submission of the report of the Rivers State Amnesty
Programme. The State Amnesty Committee had its membership drawn from
the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Navy , the Nigerian Police and the
Department of State Services.