WANTED ex-militant leader, Government
Ekpemupolo, a.k.a.Tompolo, on Sunday made a solemn appeal from his
hideout to rampaging militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, to
ceasefire, alluding that President Muhammadu Buhari-led government was
ready to hold a dialogue with the group.
Tompolo also said last Saturday’s
invasion of his home and Gbaramatu communities by the military in the
name of searching for him and members of the NDA, had further proved his
assertion that the Nigerian government was only interested in the Niger
Delta oil.
In an appeal letter to members of the
dreaded militant group, the former leader of the Movement for the
Emancipation of the Niger Delta, personally signed by him, urged the
group to retreat in the interest of the entire region.
Tompolo, who described himself as a man
of peace, emphasised that he was neither a member nor a sponsor of the
group, as some persons believed, stressing that he was only a victim of
ethnic politics.
He asked the NDA to “put an end to this
act of pipeline vandalism, as it will not do our dear country any good,
especially in this critical period of our economic history.
“I still maintain that I know nothing about your group and the destruction of crude oil facilities in the Niger Delta region.
“That notwithstanding, for the love of
country and out of patriotism, I wish to appeal to you once again to
stop the bombing of oil facilities in the Niger Delta region, and
embrace the path of dialogue with the Federal Government of Nigeria, as
the government is ready to hear you out on whatever issues you wish to
discuss with it.
http://www.punchng.com/tompolo-speaks-hiding-says-im-not-gbaramatu/
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