The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Friday told a federal judge that the
whereabouts of Government Ekpemupolo, a former militant leader, were unknown.
Festus
Keyamo, counsel to the EFCC, said a combined team of Nigerian police and
military officers had been combing the creeks for weeks without success.
The
judge had issued a warrant for the arrest of Mr. Ekpemupolo (also known as
Tompolo) on February 8 after he shunned repeated invitations to appear before
the EFCC for questioning.
Last
week, the commission declared the ex-militant wanted.
“We
wish to inform the court that the warrant of arrest that this court issued in
respect of the first defendant (Mr. Ekpemupolo) has not been executed despite
the best efforts of all the security agents in this country,” Mr. Keyamo told
the judge on Friday.
“Every
security agent in this country is involved in the search for the first
defendant. What is unfolding is something that has never been seen before in
this country for a very long time.”
Mr.
Ekpemupolo and Patrick Akpobolokemi, the former Director General of the
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, are accused of a
multibillion naira fraud at the agency.
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