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Tension In Niger Delta As Notorious Militant Leader Kills 6 Tompolo Men In Benin River
There is palpable tension in the Niger Delta as a recalcitrant militant leader, weekend, reportedly killed six men of ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, along the Benin River in Warri North Local Government Area, Delta State.
BIGPENNGR understands that the Tompolo’s foot soldiers were enlisted as members of Egbema Kingdom Peace Keepers recognized by the local government council to keep peace in Warri North council.
The development is coming barely few weeks after the military siege to Egbema kingdom, following the attack and killing of some soldiers at a Military Base in Obodo, Warri South Council, by militant leader and his boys, early July, was eased.
“On Thursday, the army deployed about 12 gun boats looking for the militant leader, but as at today (yesterday) when I am speaking to you (Saturday Vanguard), nothing has come out of the matter. We just heard they are fighting. The river has been closed since yesterday (Thursday) and today (Friday),” a villager revealed.
“He can be in the midst of people and when soldiers open fire, innocent people will be affected, that is why we want our people to cooperate with the security agents by giving them all relevant information,” he said.
The fleeing militant leader, who defied the pleas of Tompolo and Egbema leaders to stop his criminal activities went into hiding after killing the peace keepers .
Previous visits to his camp to arrest him failed, as he got wind and fled with his boys. However, Tompolo deployed some of the peace keepers, during the week, with soldiers to visit his camp once again and clip his wings.
“He reportedly got wind of the plan and laid siege for them on the waterways where he killed nine of the peace keepers, these are people with families, so there is still much wailing in Egbema since Thursday.
A source said militant leader was dislodged by the military in Lagos after which he relocated to Ondo state and later re positioned to Egbema kingdom, where he built a militant camp in the last few months and had committed many atrocities.
“In Egbema, he turned a terror, kidnapping hostages and collecting various ransoms from people and all efforts to rein him proved abortive.
“Leaders of Egbema ordered him to leave the kingdom but he refused, prompting them to report his escapades to Tompolo, who called a peace meeting, but he declined to show up.
“Earlier in June, the militant leader had also attacked Egbema peace keepers, killed one of them and fled with one of their speedboats
“It was three days after the onslaught on Egbema peace keepers that some soldiers were attacked and killed, which led to lock-down in Egbema. The army people he killed were not even in Warri North, they were in Warri South,” the report said.
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