Former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, has appealed to members
of the Niger Delta Avengers, to stop their continuous attack on oil
installations in the Niger Delta Region. Tompolo who has been declared
wanted after failing to appear before a court for corruption charges,
made his appeal in a statement he released today June 10th. In the
statement, Tompolo insisted he has no link with the militant group. Part
of his statement reads;
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“I wish to once again write the members of the Niger Delta Avengers to
embrace the Federal Government dialogue option as a way out of the
brewing crisis in the Niger Delta region. As I have said before now, I
do not know you and how to reach you except through the mass media,
therefore it is high time you stopped the bombing and destruction of
crude oil facilities in the Niger Delta region. One thing you guys may
not be aware of is that you have not only succeeded in militarizing the
Niger Delta region now, but also succeeded in given birth to so many
negotiators and political jobbers within the government circle, who are
very serious rumour peddlers in the country now. Presently all
communities in Gbaramatu kingdom have been deserted by residents for
fear of a repeat of the 2009 military invasion, which still leave the
communities in shambles. Even until now, the military has not returned
the symbol of authority they took away from the Egbesu Shrine and other
valuables in Oporoza community during the May 28, 2016 invasion. It is
pertinent to state that I have not heard and seen in any part of
Nigeria, even the most volatile North Eastern part of Nigeria,where Boko
Haram has been killing innocent people, the way and manner the Military
desecrated the traditional worship centres in Gbaramatu Kingdom. This
is a clear oppression and intimidation of the peace loving people of
Gbaramatu Kingdom Another dangerous dimension my traducers have
introduced into this issue is the allegation that some of my closest men
are coordinators of the Niger Delta Avengers. In addition, this is
currently trending in the social media, specifically in the niaja.com
platform, that Benji Ekeremor, Super and Owomor aka VIP are the
coordinators of the Avengers. The truth of the matter is that I can no
longer endure these blackmails from my traducers, as I have seen that
they are not resting in their oars, as they have vowed to implicate me
by all means necessary. God forbid! To set the records straight, these
are responsible men who had had skilled training under the Presidential
Amnesty programme that are currently using their acquired skills to eke
out a living. Therefore, the allegation that they are the coordinators
of various axes of the Avengers is a malicious and mischievous one. On a
final note, I wish to reiterate that you guys must stop the bombing and
destruction of oil facilities in the Niger Delta region now and embrace
the dialogue option from the Federal Government as it is (dialogue) the
only pragmatic means in resolving a crisis no matter huge and
complicated such crisis is. In addition, I believe fervently that the
Government is serious and willing to end this re-occurring crisis in the
Niger Delta region. Enough is enough,”.