TheSeeker:

Since these militants were so good at militancy, why didn't the FG just convert them to the Nigerian Army and send them out on different rescue and peace-keeping missions. That'd have stopped them from regrouping and they'd still be earning without the government having to pay out money to jobless criminals

bawomolo:

Integrating them into the Nigerian army where they are hated won't be easy. They can as best be turned into some security agency in the region.

The best solution would be to disarm these people.

TheSeeker:

I don't think they can be disarmed. Do you honestly think they came out with at least 30% of their arsenal? In my opinion, they came out with less than 20%. These guys are so sophisticated. Why I suggested the Nigerian Army was, if they are inducted, they will have to be sent to different locations, different barracks in different states; this will halt contacts among them and reduce regrouping.

If a security agency is made out of them in that region, they're still leaving them with a bright opportunity to further drum up their militancy. However, I think the government can broker a sort of deal and come to a common agreement with these top officials of the military, so hatred for them will be slightly out of the way as they will be trained by specific officials.

erico2k2:

Well thesame Old problem still looms, the Fed Govt aint true to thier words,somebody has played smart here and the rest of the country are about to suffer cos of this single act,well the only reason the Fed Govt adopted this amnesty deal in the first place is cos the rest of the world where presurizing them to sort the problem cos it kept i ncreasing global Oil prices,ie countries like china who depend on it and has non,they should pay up the money owed these guys quickly, even in the advance world like the UK, gues what would happen if the Govt stop paying Benefit to Jobseekers.

bawomolo:

Integrating them into the Nigerian army where they are hated won't be easy. They can as best be turned into some security agency in the region.

The best solution would be to disarm these people.

kosovo:

i actually watched the protest.
but. but. if i said there was no hope for Nigeria, some people would still disagree with me.
speechless,

George_D:

those praying for a war better get ready because they will be the first
to be conscripted. when you taste war first hand then you'll know the
full meaning of that word. if you're lucky to survive, you'll run several
miles whenever anyboby mentions war to your hearing!

utotomixxx:

@The Seeker, the militants are not criminals, they are just examples of the war or coup that will soon take place in Nigeria. Who Knows how many more years it will take before the coup or civil war takes place

Ehoi:

I believe you should direct your sermon on those in government because they are fanning the embers of war.
There is so much human can take before they fight back and don't care if they die.

George_D:

those praying for a war better get ready because they will be the first
to be conscripted. when you taste war first hand then you'll know the
full meaning of that word. if you're lucky to survive, you'll run several
miles whenever anyboby mentions war to your hearing!

ebere1712: Why should someone claiming to fight for the masses as a militant request money for himself. Nigerians wouldn't seize to amaze me. I mean if u are a Niger Delta militant, you should fight for the people, not for urselve(even armed robbers in Nigeria can claim to be victims of the government's mismanagement of the country). If their is any real militant, he/she shd start demanding that jobs be created for the masses(instead of waiting for foreign investment), and public infrastructures maintained and upgraded. That's the job of a militant. I mean, I don't blame anybody for trying to cut his own national cake in this nit wit called Nigeria, but they shd pls stop making militancy look like a crime. Mandela was a militant, martin Luther king was a militant, ojukwu was a militant, zik was a militant, 2pac shakur was a militant. These are respectable people that fought along side and for their people. So if Mend and their leadership want to be remembered as militants and not criminals, they shd start acting like respectable people and stop demanding money for themselves. They shd rather demand things like social security and free education for the niger delta people . As for the Nigerian government, I think we can all agree that they are all bunch of criminals.

TheSeeker: Since these militants were so good at militancy, why didn't the FG just convert them to the Nigerian Army and send them out on different rescue and peace-keeping missions. That'd have stopped them from regrouping and they'd still be earning without the government having to pay out money to jobless criminals

chidyke77: Fed.govt is making a big mistake wt ds militants and the worst wl com if d go bk 2 d creeks again.
I thot d reached an agreement while d breach again. Na wao o!