This is in line with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, who appointed a coordinator for the programme late July. Buhari named Tarila Boroh as amnesty coordinator and special adviser on Niger Delta on July 28.
On assumption of office, Boroh set up a seven-man committee to undertake a verification exercise of claims ahead of the payments.
However, on Friday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) started with the May stipend of N65,000 per beneficiary. “The outstanding stipends will be paid in batches. We have commenced payment with the outstanding May 2015 stipends. That of June and July will be paid afterwards,”
Daniel Alabrah, amnesty’s head of media and communication, said. “The outstanding allowances and school/training fees of beneficiaries will be cleared at the end of the ongoing verification exercise of genuine claims
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