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| Tompolo, Ex-Militant Leader |
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it
has not given up its investigation of Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo. On December 10, the commission gave Tompolo a seven-day ultimatum to
appear before it over alleged unclear dealings involving the sale of parcels of
land worth N13 billion to the federal government during the administration of
former president, Goodluck Jonathan. The anti-graft agency had threatened to
declare the former commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger
Delta (MEND) wanted if he failed to honour the invitation.
But the former
militant leader, who had earlier accused the federal government of witch-hunt,
dared the agency like he did in November when he was first invited by Iliasu
Kwabai, EFCC’s head of operations. Tompolo not only declined the invitations,
he refused to give any explanation for his absence. Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of the commission, said “all lawful means”
would be used bring him in for questioning. “The commission will take all
lawful measures to ensure that he answers the invitation,” he said. However, he
did not say if the EFCC would declare him wanted as it earlier threatened to
do.
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