By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South- South

WARRI- GOVERNOR of one of the South-South states and prominent Ijaw leaders in Delta region have counseled the ex-General Officer Commanding, GOC, defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, to show up before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, which renewed a bench warrant for his arrest on Monday.

An Ijaw leader, who preferred anonymity told Vanguard, yesterday: “Our counsel to Tompolo is to stem the feared bombardment of our communities and harassment of innocent citizens by security operatives under the guise of searching for him and perpetrators of January pipeline bombing in the state.”

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, had withdrawn the security aides approved for Tompolo by the Federal Government since 2009 under the leadership of late President Umaru Yar’Adua.

Vanguard learned that the security aides, who had been with Tompolo for nearly six years, were withdrawn soon after Justice Ibrahim Buba issued the first bench warrant against the ex-militant leader, last month. A source close to Tompolo confirmed the development to Vanguard, yesterday.

In addition, security chiefs in the Niger-Delta were reportedly strategizing, yesterday, on how to track down Tompolo following the court order to produce him on February 19.

Two key questions the Joint Task Force, JTF, in the Niger-Delta had posed to those it arrested over the January pipeline bombing in Delta state were their link with Tompolo and his whereabouts, which it was yet to unravel until the court renewed the bench warrant.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/police-withdraw-tompolos-security-aides/

so tompolo had securities?

read more http://sambisanews.com/police-withdraw-tompolos-security-aides#sthash.AmJxCxAv.dpuf

Niaja my country!! Police be thief body guard #Only4Naija

Great

When we are complaining of shortage of manpower in the police . A single man or individuals are given security.

Good decision If u ask me.

Idondie!!! You mean this man had security details all this while because he was an Ex-Militant Geezzzz...I am so much disappointed with Previous Nigerian Authorities

Jonathan was real ineffectual buffon

very soon when abubakar shekau retires as BH leader...police escort would b attached 2 him....smh

lalasticlala sef!

Ex militant, security aides... Does that make sense at all?

People...open your eyes and read! The security personnel were approved since 2009 by Late Umaru Y'aradua. Una no go die on top Jonathan matter o!
I do hope the disgusting practice of assigning security personnel paid by public funds to serve as body guards for private individuals is discontinued quickly. It is disgraceful!

Still truth must be told, if Tompolo had thrown his support behind the APC and allowed them to rig Bayelsa elections to their satisfaction would the aides have been withdrawn? Is it not when they charged him to court as a way of punishing him for not playing into their hands that the order was made to withdraw his aides? I still maintain that the practise of public officers guarding private citizens is obnoxious and should be scrapped but be honest and see this for what it is - political witch-hunting and a fight for the soul of the Niger-Delta to continue to bleed for the pleasure of Northern Oligarchs whom a certain section have willingly handed this country over to.

NgeneUkwenu:
Who even assigned Security aides to a Criminal? Jonathan is really an Idiotuu!!

Didn't you see Yardua there or you just don't want to read that part.

IyaIode:
Jonathan was real ineffectual buffon

Your comment shows who quantifies it better. Take a chill pill because the onus lies on you to do better now

Na whoa

wait, wait, wait, Tompolo had security aides?? Chai....

I read people comments and I laugh. Tompolo didn't just have security escort. He has about 4 Toyota 2015 Land cruiser given to him by govt plus about 3 Toyota Tundra for Mobile police security with lots of siren. Welcome to Nigeria where anything is possible over night

Tompolo na big boy na shuuuu!... Even lebanese sef get police na Tompolo wey no go come get?

Chai! Tompolo right now be feeling like.........

One chance tompolo

GEJ hired gave FFK security detail while on trial for corruption. Imagine a criminal suspect on trial by the government and walking in and out of court with taxpayers funded police escorts supplied by the same government.

Chai

IyaIode:
Jonathan was real ineffectual buffon

read b4 commenting

Withdraw everything, but u cnt find him.







ThefakeStan

mynd1:
Good decision If u ask me.

So you reported me because I threatened to sl@p you?

NgeneUkwenu:
Who even assigned Security aides to a Criminal? Jonathan is really an Idiotuu!!

read b4 commenting

sambisaman:
so tompolo had securities?

read more http://sambisanews.com/police-withdraw-tompolos-security-aides#sthash.AmJxCxAv.dpuf

I bow o