Ex-Bakassi militants get palliatives from Niger Delta ministry
Ex-Bakassi militants get palliatives from Niger Delta ministry ADA WODU The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has given out COVID-19 palliatives to members of the defunct Bakassi Strike Force who laid down their arms in 2018. The palliatives were part of the 1,400 bags of rice distributed by the ministry through the Niger Delta Development Commission to cushion the impact of COVID-19 in Cross River State. A former Deputy Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly, Mr Orok Duke, is coordinating the distribution exercise in the state. He said while distributing the rice in Calabar that the ...