– Ex-leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta Chief Government Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo, has revealed that an APC chieftain is behind the recent attacks oil facilities in the Niger Delta
– Mr Tompolo equally disassociated himself from recent threats by some militant group to resume attacks on oil facilities, unless the EFCC drops fraud charges against him
– He fingered his kinsman and an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Chief Michael Johnny as being behind the allegation
Niger Delta militant leader, Tompolo
Former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta Chief Government Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo, has revealed that an APC chieftain is behind the recent attacks oil facilities in the Niger Delta.
Mr Tompolo equally disassociated himself from recent threats by some militant group to resume attacks on oil facilities, unless the EFCC drops fraud charges against Tompolo.
Comrade Paul Bebenimibo, Tompolo’s media aide told The Nation newspaper that; “unequivocally dissociates himself from this threat as he did not send anyone to attack oil facilities in the Niger Delta region because of his case with the EFCC”.
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He fingered his kinsman and an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Chief Michael Johnny as being behind the allegation.
“The allegation is coming two days after one Michael Johnny accused Tompolo in a television programme, ‘State of the Nation’, of being behind the bombing of oil facilities in the Niger Delta region.
“Information at the disposal of security agencies indicates that a suspect in their custody had confessed that Michael Johnny sent him (the suspect) to bomb oil facilities.
Tompolo said he has instructed his lawyers to sue Johnny for “malicious damage”.
“Tompolo has said in many occasions that he would not resort to violence and bombing of oil facilities because of his case with the EFCC.”
But Chief Johnny, who is chairman of the Egbema/Gbaramatu Communities Development Council, insisted that Tompolo was culpable, daring him to turn himself to the security agencies to refute the allegations.
“Tompolo is behind the bombings; he has been deceiving Mr President that he is the only one that can call the boys (militants) to order.
“Security operatives will confirm what I am telling you and everybody knows. I am a Gbaramatu man. I cannot destroy my own community for any reason.
“He wants to bomb his way out of problem.
“All those arrested in connection with the bombing are his boys; even the one who is now claiming as the person who accused me was his commander that has been used to threaten my life in the past,” Johnny added.
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Johnny noted that he had no reason to cripple an APC government, stressing that even while he was in opposition against the past PDP administration he did not attack oil facilities to make his points
“The antecedent of Tompolo would confirm that he is known to create problem to benefit from it. This has now become an APC/PDP problem. They want to cripple the APC-led government,” Johnny added.
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