A former militant leader declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has sued the Nigerian government seeking an end to his trial for alleged fraud. Government Ekpemupolo (also known as Tompolo) is asking the Federal High Court, Lagos, for an interpretation and nullification of sections 221 and 306 of the Administration of Criminal […]
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IJAW leader and Ibibenimowe (Chief Mobilizer) of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, Chief Godspower Gbenekama, says people could call the former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, a criminal, but to the Gbaramatu-Ijaw man, he is more than a leader. “People can call Tompolo, the Ibe-ebidouwei of Ijaw nation […]
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A federal high court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has granted the request of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to seize all but one of the properties belonging to Government Ekpemupolo, a former Niger Delta freedom fighter popularly known as Tompolo. Ibrahim Buba, the presiding judge, gave the order after Tompolo again failed to […]
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It will be recalled that the last few days has witnessed all sorts of spurious and negative social media reports and conventional media outlets maligning warlord Oweizide Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo, following his renewed arrest warrant and his subsequent declaration as a wanted man by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( TOMPOLO’S APPEARANCE, NATIONAL […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari revealed his “irritation” with the agitations of the people of the Niger Delta for fairness in the distribution of the nation’s oil wealth. Buhari made this slip at a town hall meeting with Nigerians living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Saturday, January 30, 2016. While speaking with Nigerians on the topic of […]
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A federal high court in Ikoyi Lagos has threatened to order the arrest of Government Ekpemupolo, an ex-militant leader better known as Tompolo, if he does not appear before it on Thursday. The court’s summons is in connection with allegations of fraudulent land contracts for the construction of Nigerian Maritime University. Tompolo had earlier declined […]
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Izon Okosu-Otu, the umbrella body of Ijaw Council of Clders, has called on all its sons and daughters summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to honour the invitation. In a statement issued by Bare Etolor, chairman of the Delta state chapter of the group, Izon Okosu-Otu asked them to “go and prove […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Lagos filed a 40-count criminal charge of unlawful conversion against a Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), and a former boss of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi. They are alleged to have converted the […]
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