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Ex Niger Delta militant Leader Government Ekpumupolo, alias Tompolo, yesterday, said he will
appear before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, which issued a bench
warrant for his arrest, January 14, but “at the appropriate time.”
The bench
warrant followed a motion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, which had filed different charges against Tompolo, over allegation of
diverting N34 billion belonging to the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency,
NIMASA, to personal use and laundering of N22.6 billion.
Tompolo,
who spoke through his Media Adviser and Consultant, Mr. Paul Bebenimibo, also
said he will never commence war against the Federal Government having accepted
amnesty in 2009, reiterating that he was not party to the recent three-day bombing
of crude oil and gas pipelines in Delta State.
He said:
“Tompolo has no reason to bomb pipelines because of the EFCC case. He knows he
is innocent. As he has stated on several occasions, he will appear in court at
the appropriate time as his lawyers are working towards that.
“The
truth of the matter is that Tompolo does not know anything about the N34
billion EFCC is talking about. First, it was N13 billion, now it is N34
billion. He is not a signatory to any of the companies mentioned in the said N34
billion case. So he does not know where this one is coming from.”
On
allegation by another ex-militant leader, Africanus Ukparasia, alias “General”
Africa that he bombed pipelines, Tompolo said he alerted the public that some
aggrieved All Progressives Congress, APC, members in Bayesla and Delta States
wanted to destroy national assets in the Niger Delta and finger him because of
the outcome of the Bayelsa State governorship election.
“True to
his fears, these APC chieftains that joined the party immediately after the
presidential election of 2015 were the first people to accuse him of bombing
the pipelines to divert public attention from themselves.
“These
new APC members, who the former chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande,
described as parasites, also threatened to cause problem in the Niger Delta
region if the pipeline surveillance contract in Delta State already awarded to
Messrs Ocean Marine Solution was not re-awarded to them.
“This is
a clear testimony of their involvement in the bombing of the pipelines. Since
then, we all have seen their role in misleading the military and the general
public,” he said.
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