N’Delta’s ex-Warlord, Tompolo Stages Protest In Warri, Moves To Reclaim Properties Under EFCC’s Siege

Former Niger Delta ex-militant warlord, Chief Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), on Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest over his properties that have been under EFCC’s siege five months after he won a case against the anti-corruption agency.

BIGPENNGR.COM understands Tompolo is protesting the continued siege on his firm, Mieka Dive Limited, five months after he was vindicated of corruption charges by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos

Although Chief Ekpemupolo was not physically present during the protest which attracted over 500 workers of the firm, the Managing Director of Mieka Dive Limited, Mr. Kestin Pondi signed a protest press release on his behalf.

Some of the placards bore by the protesters read; “Obey Court Order, Create Employment”; ” Buhari, EFCC Respect Court Judgement “; ” Mieka Dive Has Won EFCC On This Case”; “Buhari, The Case Is Over, Open Our Site Now”.

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The ex-warlord however noted that five months after the court judgement, his firm with all the multi-billion properties inside, were still being occupied by the EFCC operatives.

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“Let Nigerians note, more than five months after the courts vindicated me by quashing all charges of corruption levelled against me, the Nigerian state through the EFCC has refused to return my properties unlawfully taken from me under those charges. Not one of those charges is still standing, yet the EFCC has refused to do the right thing. Our peaceful protest today (Wednesday) is to raise a cry against this injustice in our land”, he said.

Chief Ekpemupolo said their demands were simply return of  the properties confiscated starting with the jetty where the firm is and pay compensation for the ones that were looted.

“EFCC has no legal reason to refuse to return my properties to me, the University which they said I stole is about to graduate its first batch of students and if not for the unjust stoppage of student admission for two years that batch of students would have graduated a year ago.

“Three years ago, we reported the massive looting ongoing at my jetty here in Warri to the Presidency, a few junior naval ratings were court-martialled, but the looting did not start at the bottom”, he said.

Pondi said over 500 workers had been forced home since the ordeal started with the sealing off of the firm about five years ago.

He appealed to the Federal Government to order a return of the firm back to the owner so as to create avenue for continued engagement of the workers.

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