Elijahrona2:

How can I disclose something already public? Everyone knows where tompolo is. You guys should tell bubu to stop fooling you.

iSlayer:
She's talking like a militant

Okimski:
To avoid unnecessary friction that may lead to tension in the area, President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to call for the immediate withdrawal of troops redeployed to some communities in the Niger Delta region.
A human rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, who gave the warning said the presence of soldiers in these communities particularly in the Gbaramatu community of Delta state could be agitating and was capable of causing tension in the area.
This is coming at a time when the Federal High court in Lagos ordered for the arrest of the ex-militant warlords for his refusal to honor several invitations by the EFCC.
Speaking in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital at the weekend, Ann-Kio Briggs warned that if the idea of redeploying troops to the Delta community was to arrest Government Ekpemupolo, popularly called Tompolo, then “They should go through the due process of arresting anybody”.
“Tompolo has been doing legitimate business with the government over the years. I don’t know which law stipulates how to do business or otherwise. If the federal government has any issue with Tompolo, they should go through the due process of properly investigating him.
“You can’t send soldiers to destroy a community, arrest young men and rape women in the name of searching for Tompolo. If they claim that everybody in the Ijaw land is a criminal, does it also mean that everybody in the north is a member of Boko Haram?
“You cannot hold the traditional rulers responsible for Tompolo’s action or inaction. The attitude of the soldiers in the Ijaw communities is oppressive. The moment soldiers are restricted to a particular ethnic group in the country, it becomes very
Ann-Kio Briggs who is the spokesperson of the Ijaw Republican Assembly, IRA, said it was fundamentally wrong for soldiers to “invade” any community in search of their target, adding that such action was “not the way to address the issue of decades-long neglect of the Niger Delta region by every successive government”.
According to her, If Tompolo has been indicted for any wrong doing, he should be properly investigated but “there are officials in this government who have been indicted of embezzlement of public funds, yet they are walking about as freemen”.

Speaking further, the activist corrected that the search for the arrest of Tompolo should not be enough reason for the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi to cancel the Maritime University set up by the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Delta state.
She described as anti-Nigeria the cancellation of the university by the minister, stating that this is capable of generating “bad blood” between the north and the people of the Niger Delta region.
“Tompolo’s issue is not enough reason for anybody to cancel the maritime university. This is a shame. We in the Ijaw land deserve the equal share of every good thing in this country. If an aviation university is to be built in the north, why can’t somebody leave the maritime university in Delta!
Jonathan built about twelve new universities in his tenure and five of these universities were in the north. Why should anybody contemplate of denying Ijaw people the right of hosting a university on their land?”, she quipped
https://www.today.ng/news/national/79013/tompolo-withdraw-troops-from-niger-delta-ann-kio-briggs-warns-buhari

iSlayer:
She's talking like a militant

SAEJO:
You are talking like a boko haram illiterate

erekoshe:
This forum is obviously filled up with teenagers from the south west! I think adults no longer comment here.

Buhari said attack on Boko Haram is an attack on the North.. A lady came to fight for her community. It has always been "our thieves are better than your thieves"; why the insults on her personality and same people worship Buhari? Nigeria is heavily ethno religious.


The teenagers in the west attack those in the East and Vice versa, why are they attacking the ND that even have roots in the West? Is it so as to worship the 'saint Buhari' who equally care more for his tribesmen?


We need to emancipate ourselves from ethnic and religious shackles..

Okimski:
Good, we will always protect our own, the real criminals are walking freely and they want us to hand over our bravest. Niger Deltans are not the Idomas who want to throw their finest (David mark) away and settle for children who can't stand when the heat is on.

TheAdvocate:
Is this worth the blood of innocent Nigerians?

Legally, time doesn't run against a crime. The FG should thread with caution in other not to waste the lives of gallant soldiers who do not know the terrains of the creeks.

sunnymaja:
You these evil defender will eventually destroy Nigeria. Is it right for Tompolo for ignore court order? What other due process do you want than court order to arrest a fleeing criminal. If he is right, why was he on the run after all others honour the invitation including Akpobolokemi that was charged with him. Bunch of evil

Elosky20:
imagine talk, where you people nt there when he was summoned by a court to answer for himself. if u like cover him, it is just a matter of time you will nt have mouth to talk again,i pity the children, women and the elderly in that area because soon people will start shouting RULE OF LAW.
When two elephant fight, it is the ground that will feel the pain.

henrydadon:
in my next life I will make sure I never come to Africa

chinchum:
I always shudder at the way supposedly sane people defend impunity with so much bare face. I mean this foolish woman's argument borders on what an insane fellow will say. Someone has failed to honor invitation to defend himself and choose to evade arrest, and this piece of old hag comes with an open defence as moronnic as this..

TruthisGOD:
But it is right for Buhari and his DSS cohorts to ignore court orders? Bunch of hypocrisy

Okimski:
Good, we will always protect our own, the real criminals are walking freely and they want us to hand over our bravest. Niger Deltans are not the Idomas who want to throw their finest (David mark) away and settle for children who can't stand when the heat is on.

gods134:
. may God punish you n ur Hausa Fulani agenda

henrydadon:
in my next life I will make sure I never come to Africa

mbhs139:


I can't remember the last time I made any comments on nairaland but this your comment drew me out of my shell. Honestly, If there's another life I don't pray to come to Africa again. It is people like Ankio Briggs that makes the continent in general backward. Imagine her saying the cancellation of a university would course war between the north and the ND. It just shows how dumb she is. And to imagine that that's someone's mother. Gawwwwwd!!!!

iSlayer:

Face front ye leper.