A former Niger Delta militant, Mr. Government Ekpemupolo,
alia Tompolo, has bought seven decommissioned
Norwegian battleships, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.
Reports by a Norwegian newspaper, Dagbladet, said that
the fast-speed Hauk-class guided missile boats had been
re-armed with new weaponry.
The report also revealed that Ekpemupolo’s most recent
purchase is a KNM Horten, a fast-attack craft now used in
fighting piracy in Nigeria’s waterways.
It was learnt that in spite of his alleged history of violence,
Tompolo, now controls the Global West Vessel Service, a
privately owned contractor for maritime security for the
Nigerian Maritime Safety Agency.
Buying arms from Norway requires an export license from
Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ships were
reportedly sold first to CAS Global, a British security
company that has such a license, after which Ekpemupolo
reportedly bought the ships from the British company.
Dagblade reported that the seven Norwegian ships are now
part of the company’s maritime fleet patrolling under a
contract for the Federal Government.
http://www.punchng.com/news/ex-militant-tompolo-buys-six-warships/

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