The Federal Government on Sunday sent 74 ex- militants from the Niger Delta region to University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a three-year degree programme.
The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Matters, Kingsley Kuku, while speaking prior to the departure of the transformed ex-militants said the 74 men, said the men would do three to four-year courses in engineering, business administration and other related fields. Before now, 292 ex- militants had been sent to South Africa and Ghana for vocational courses and with the present batch, a total of 366 ex- militants had gained from government’s post amnesty training programme.
He revealed that in the coming weeks, more delegates would travel to countries including Philippines, Russia, Romania, United Kingdom, United States of America, Egypt, Poland and the Netherlands to commence various types of training.
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