One of the top
ex-militants in the Niger Delta, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), on
Thursday called the commanders of militant groups in the oil rich region to an
urgent and “crucial” meeting.
Tompolo called the
meeting via an electronic mail for 2pm on Saturday at Yenagoa, the Bayelsa
State capital.
The invitation, a copy
of which was made available to Punch, read, “My dearly
beloved Commanders and Leaders of various wings of the Movement for the
Emancipation of the Niger Delta, I greet you all.
“It is my pleasure to
humbly invite you to a very crucial and urgent meeting as follows…”
A source confided in Punch that Tompolo and
members of his group had allegedly been meeting in the last six days.
It was learnt that the
situation among former militants in the Niger Delta came to a head on
Wednesday, when Buhari threatened to probe the administration of former
President Goodluck Jonathan over oil theft.
It was also gathered
that the leaders of MEND were bitter because of the termination of contracts
they were executing for the Federal Government in the oil industry.
Efforts by Punch to speak with Tompolo on his mobile phones proved abortive as
none of his two lines were connected.
But one of his aides,
who did not want his name mentioned, said, “Oga dey vex, we will do something
very soon to surprise the nation. We cannot be ignored at all; instead somebody
is talking about probe”.
The statement calling
the ex-militants to the ‘crucial’ meeting was signed by Tompolo.
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