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The clarification comes after PAP was inundated with inquiries from concerned stakeholders regarding the alleged ‘demobilisation exercise.’
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has officially disassociated itself from a fraudulent recruitment scheme involving a fake ‘demobilisation exercise’ in the Niger Delta.
Some individuals are reportedly collecting money from unsuspecting people under the guise of enrolling them in pipeline surveillance and vocational training programs.
In a statement on Tuesday, Mr. Igoniko Oduma, Special Assistant on Media to PAP Administrator Dr. Dennis Otuaro, emphasized that the PAP office does not charge fees for its educational scholarships or vocational training programs.
The clarification comes after PAP was inundated with inquiries from concerned stakeholders regarding the alleged ‘demobilisation exercise.’
Oduma urged the public to remain vigilant and avoid falling victim to these scams, affirming that PAP does not solicit money or favours for inclusion in its initiatives.
The statement reads, “These unpatriotic elements claim that the PAP Office will use the demobilisation exercise to recruit people for training in pipeline surveillance and other vocational trades.
“Our findings show that these dishonest individuals have deceived their targets into believing that the exercise will take place at designated centres in Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Ondo, and other states.
“The PAP Office states categorically that it is not organising or conducting any demobilisation exercise in any part of the Niger Delta.”
He explained that the presidential amnesty office does not collect money or solicit favours from Niger Deltans to become beneficiaries of its educational scholarship scheme and vocational training programmes.
The statement urged members of the public to be vigilant and report such unscrupulous individuals to security agencies so they can be apprehended and prosecuted.
“The office therefore advises the youths, and indeed the people of the Niger Delta, not to fall victim to the criminal activities of these unpatriotic characters. No Niger Deltan should be misled into participating in this criminal enterprise,” he said.
“The PAP leader urges security agencies to arrest and prosecute those involved in the fake demobilisation programme to serve as a deterrent to others,” Oduma added.
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