Former warlord,
Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo, on Saturday, June 11, 2016,
called on the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, yet again to halt the ongoing
bombing of oil and gas installations in the Niger Delta region.
“I wish to once again write the members
of the Niger Delta Avengers to embrace the federal government dialogue
option as a way out of the brewing crisis in the Niger Delta region,”
Tompolo reportedly said.
“As I have said before now, I do not
know you and how to reach you except through the mass media, therefore
it is high time you stopped the bombing and destruction of crude oil
facilities in the Niger Delta region.
“One thing you guys may not be aware of
is that you have not only succeeded in militarizing the Niger Delta
region now, but also succeeded in given birth to so many negotiators and
political jobbers within the government circle, who are very serious
rumour peddlers in the country now.”
The former MEND commander, who has been
declared wanted by the EFCC, said that Gbaramatu people had not known
peace since the Avengers started bombing oil facilities, while the
military was intimidating them under the guise of hunting for NDA and
himself, who they have criminally and wickedly linked to the Niger Delta
Avengers.
“Presently all communities in Gbaramatu
kingdom have been deserted by residents for fear of a repeat of the 2009
military invasion, which still leave the communities in shambles. Even
until now, the military has not returned the symbol of authority they
took away from the Egbesu Shrine and other valuables in Oporoza
community during the May 28, 2016 invasion.
“It is pertinent to state that I have
not heard and seen in any part of Nigeria, even the most volatile North
Eastern part of Nigeria,where Boko Haram has been killing innocent
people, the way and manner the Military desecrated the traditional
worship centres in Gbaramatu Kingdom. This is a clear oppression and
intimidation of the peace loving people of Gbaramatu Kingdom
“Another dangerous dimension my
traducers have introduced into this issue is the allegation that some of
my closest men are coordinators of the Niger Delta Avengers. In
addition, this is currently trending in the social media, specifically
in the Naja.com platform, that Benji Ekeremor, Super and Owomor aka VIP
are the coordinators of the Avengers,” he said.
“The truth of the matter is that I can
no longer endure these blackmails from my traducers, as I have seen that
they are not resting in their oars, as they have vowed to implicate me
by all means necessary. God forbid!”
“To set the records straight, these are
responsible men who had had skilled training under the Presidential
Amnesty programme that are currently using their acquired skills to eke
out a living. Therefore, the allegation that they are the coordinators
of various axes of the Avengers is a malicious and mischievous one,” he
said.
“On a final note, I wish to reiterate
that you guys must stop the bombing and destruction of oil facilities in
the Niger Delta region now and embrace the dialogue option from the
federal government as it is (dialogue) the only pragmatic means in
resolving a crisis no matter huge and complicated such crisis is. In
addition, I believe fervently that the government is serious and willing
to end this re-occurring crisis in the Niger Delta region. Enough is
enough,” Tompolo concluded.
There’s no way of confirming that this
statement actually came from Tompolo. There is a huge load of government
propaganda being reported as coming from Niger Delta militants so some
skepticism is called for here.
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