Ex-Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a. Tompolo, has shunned the order of a Federal High Court in Lagos to unconditionally appear today to answer a 40-count of alleged N13bn fraud levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The order, which was granted in Charge No: FHC/L/553c/2015, was sequel to a motion ex-parte brought by the EFCC.
Also affected by the order were ex-NIMASA Director-General, Mr. Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi, Tompolo’s company, Global West Vessel Specialist Limited, Odimixi Electricals Limited, Kime Engozu, Boloboere Property and Estate Limited, Rex Elem, Destre Consult Limited, Gregory Mbonu and Captain Warredi Enisuoh.
While all his co-accused, including a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, were present in court, only Tompolo failed to appear.
The 40-count charge include the conversion of N601, 516.13 and $1, 766, 428.62, property of NIMASA, into private concerns; conversion of NIMASA’s N27,690,113.79 and $17, 491, 378.64, as well as another N27, 690,113.79 and $17, 491, 378.64, belonging to the agency to personal use, an offence contrary to section 15 (1) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act 2012 and punishable under section 15(3) of the same Act.
The EFCC had explained that it rearrested ex-NIMASA DG, Akpobolokemi after he was granted bail by a competent court because of fresh N34 billion fraud allegations against him.
The commission had asked Tompolo to appear on December 17, 2015 for questioning in respect of the N13 billion land acquisition controversy for Nigerian Maritime University, NMU in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, with a threat to declare him wanted should he fail to appear.
Hearing in the substantive charge filed by the EFCC was adjourned to today. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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some ppl are playin with fire.
ReplyDeletesome people dont understand the real meaning of Tompolo's name "GOVERNMENT".
this guy is the leader of a silent "republic" of an underground secret army with a population of about over 250,000
youths who lives in the creeks or niger delta.
Back then (his boys Still do) he used to kidnap white oil workers in exchange for million dollar ransoms.
This guy can kill for no reason, so all you big mouth beware.
Tompolo's boys can get any of you any where lagos, abuja or in PH.
They could be worse than Boko Haram and Massob combined
some ppl are playin with fire.
ReplyDeletesome people dont understand the real meaning of Tompolo's name "GOVERNMENT".
this guy is the leader of a silent "republic" of an underground secret army with a population of about over 250,000
youths who lives in the creeks or niger delta.
Back then (his boys Still do) he used to kidnap white oil workers in exchange for million dollar ransoms.
This guy can kill for no reason, so all you big mouth beware.
Tompolo's boys can get any of you any where lagos, abuja or in PH.
They could be worse than Boko Haram and Massob combined
trust the guy will not dare come to lagos
ReplyDeletei trust the guy, he wunt come to Lagos. Efcc should go get him in the creek.
ReplyDeleteThief Thief country
ReplyDeleteWhy dont they try all the past rogues like IBB, Danjuma , OBJ , Ameachi , Timumbu, Odili, Lucky Igbenidion, Gbenga daniels, Alao akala etc etcwhy are the selecting one by one. This is fake fake fake. The whole world is watching and Buhari is taking Nigeria back to the 80s when there was no rule of law.
BUHARI DID NOT KNOW WHY HE WAS NOT INVITED TO THE WHITE HOUSE DURING HIS VISIT TO OBAMA. HE WAS TAKEN TO A GUEST HOUSE....am not sure nigerians know the implication of this shade on Buhari....simply becos he's not in the league of nations with human policies; ....in Nigeria. HE IS THE LEGISLATION, EXECUTIVE & JUDICIARY & media...nigga is thinking he is in the empire days of 1716.
ReplyDeleteBUHARI DID NOT KNOW WHY HE WAS NOT INVITED TO THE WHITE HOUSE DURING HIS VISIT TO OBAMA. HE WAS TAKEN TO A GUEST HOUSE....am not sure nigerians know the implication of this shade on Buhari....simply becos he's not in the league of nations with human policies; ....in Nigeria. HE IS THE LEGISLATION, EXECUTIVE & JUDICIARY & media...nigga is thinking he is in the empire days of 1716.
ReplyDeleteEnter your comment...big man big trouble
ReplyDeleteBuhari wants to have no oil again? For the sake of our awoof oil money leave tomopolo and catch big thieves first
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