THE Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta, Mr Timi Alaibe, has said the second batch of the post-amnesty scheme will commence on August 1 at Obubra, Cross Rivers State.

A statement by the special adviser, on Thursday, indicated that 600  ex-militants would be involved in the batch.

The statement, signed on his behalf by Mr Henry Ugbolue, indicated that the non-violence transformational training for the second batch of Niger Delta ex-militants would involve 600 participants from Ondo, Delta and Edo states.

He said other batches would soon follow the Obubra programme in a future date.

“Mr Alaibe wishes also to reiterate the commitment of the Federal Government to rehabilitate and reintegrate into the civil society the 20,192 Niger Delta ex-militants who surrendered their arms and accepted the offer of amnesty.

“Indeed, earlier this month, 1,858 ex-militants became the first set of graduates of the camp, having successful gone through two-weeks of non-violence transformational training and series of specialised counseling,” the statement read.