The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday declared a former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, wanted.

The agency in an advertorial signed by its head of media and publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said it declared Tompolo wanted following two bench warrants issued against him by a Federal High Court in Lagos, where he has been charged with N45.9bn fraud.

The public announcement issued by Uwujaren read in part: “The general public is hereby notified that Government Ekpemupolo (a.k.a. Tompolo), whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in relation to the offence of conspiracy, illegal diversion of the sum of N34,000,000,000.00 and N11,900,000,000.00 belonging to the Nigerian Maritime Administration  and Safety Agency.”

LEADERSHIP recalls that Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos issued a bench warrant against Tompolo on January 14 after he shunned initial summons to answer to fraud charges filed against him and nine others by the EFCC.

Justice Buba had then ordered the law enforcement agencies to produce Tompolo before him on February 8 for him to answer the charges. Rather than appear in court,Tompolo brought an application seeking to quash the bench warrant.

The judge, who dismissed the application for lacking in merit,  then renewed the arrest warrant and ordered for his arrest.

Source: http://leadership.ng/news/500468/efcc-declares-tompolo-wanted

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