Army Storms Tompolo’s Home Town As Militants Plan To Bomb Abuja, Lagos, PH, Calabar
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Army Storms Tompolo’s Home Town As Militants Plan To Bomb Abuja, Lagos, PH, Calabar
SOLDIERS invaded Oporoza community, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State and home base of ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, at the early hours of Monday, in two gunboats in search of members of Niger Delta Avengers, the militant group bombing oil installations in the state.
The
military men, who came at about 12.30 am while the people were asleep
laid siege at the community until about 5.00 am when they departed. A
source said the army reportedly acted on intelligence information that
the militants had secretly converged on the community.
However,
the Pere (traditional ruler) of Gbaramatu Kingdom, HRM Oboro-Gbaraun
II, Aketekpe, Agadaba, who was scared stiff with his subjects during the
invasion, offered, Monday, to mediate in the face-off between the
Federal Government and Tompolo despite his dissatisfaction with the
neglect of the kingdom by government.
But
the rampaging Niger-Delta Avengers, which earlier claimed that it had
no link with Tompolo and in fact, issued him a three-day ultimatum for
denouncing the group, remained unperturbed, as Vanguard gathered that it
had concluded plans to extend its attacks to Lagos, Abuja, Port
Harcourt and Calabar.
A
source said leaders of the militant group reviewed their operations at
the weekend and were satisfied that group was able to effortlessly
cripple oil operations in Delta state and was willing to continue with
the bombings if President Muhammadu Buhari fails to address their
demands.