Government Ekpemupolo, the Niger Delta militant
declared wanted by the Nigerian authorities, has attributed his problems
with the current government to Ayiri Emami, a chieftain of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State. In a statement signed by
him, Tompolo also blamed the rift between him and Emami for the
continuous military siege on his hometown, Gbaramatu, and environs,
which he said is being carried out on the pretext of looking for
members of the Niger Delta Avengers. He denied having any relationship
with the new and dangerous militant group, which has been attacking oil
installations. Tompolo added his case with the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission ( EFCC) has made him a convenient target for Emami
and others.
'It baffles me that the Nigerian military has refused to believe me that I am not part of the group and its activities as contained in several media statements.
"I am obviously a victim of circumstance in this matter because of my case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). "How can I resort to destruction of oil facilities because of those trumped-up charges against me by the EFCC, when my lawyers are already challenging the faulty process of legal service on me?.
"If not for the common insinuation that the Nigerian Judiciary is on trial, why would my case with the EFCC become the greatest issue in Nigeria today, when there are so many important things to talk about? " asked Tompolo.
He expressed disappointment with government, which he alleged, is using the military to carry out the demands of i Emami and others, who accuse him of being behind Niger Delta Avengers.group, "There is no single proof to back the claim. May I once again point it out that Ayiri Emami and others accusing me of the destruction of oil facilities in part of the Delta are simply looking for relevance, recognition and pipeline surveillance contracts. If anyone doubts what I am saying, such should find out from the Group Managing Director ( GMD )and Minister for State for Petroleum, because Ayiri and his likes have been troubling the Minister for pipeline surveillance contracts for some time now.
"The Minister has even succumbed to the Ayiri Emami gimmick by appointing some of his cronies as special advisers. The funny thing about Ayiri Emami is that he does not even have the capacity and goodwill to protect oil facilities," he claimed.
Tompolo said that when his company was famously given a one -year pipeline surveillance contract in Delta State, Emami was a director of a rival company, Oil Facility Surveillance Limited in 2012, but could not protect the oil facilities in his care. "I was the one Click here for more detail
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