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.

Others charged alongside them are Global
West Vessel Specialist Ltd, Odimiri Electrical
Ltd, Kime Engozu, Boloboere Property and
Estate Ltd, Rex Elem, Destre Consult Ltd,
Gregory Mbonu, and Captain Warredi
Enisuoh.
At the last court sitting, Tayo Oyetibo, who
represented Mr. Ekpemupolo prayed the court
to set aside an order of substituted service
which the judge had earlier granted against
his client.
In a short ruling, Justice Ibrahim Buba
dismissed the application and renewed a
warrant order it had earlier issued on the
former militant leader.
“Up till today the first defendant has refused
to honour the invitation of the court to appear
before it,” the judge had said.
“The whole essence of service is to make the
person aware of charges facing him. By
bringing an application before the court, the
first defendant had become aware of the
charge before the court.”
On Friday, no lawyer announced appearance
for Mr. Ekpemupolo, a situation the
prosecution noted was disrespectful to the
court.
“Having registered his appearance at the last
sitting, the very senior counsel (Mr. Oyetibo)
ought to have come to withdraw his
appearance,” Mr. Keyamo said.
With Mr. Ekpemupolo still at large, Mr.
Keyamo moved a motion for an adjournment
to enable the prosecution separate the charges
“so we can go on with the other accused
persons”.
The prosecution counsel also filed an
application urging the court to order the
seizure of all identified properties belonging
to Mr. Ekpemupolo.
The assets listed include property at No. 1
Chief Agbamu Close DDPA Extension Warri
(Effurun), Delta State; all properties of
Muhaabix Global Services Ltd; a River Crew
Change Boat named MUHA – 15; the property
known as “Tompolo Dockyard”, by the end of
Enerhen Road, Effurun, Warri.
Others are a property known as “Tompolo
Yard”, at the end of Chevron Clinic Road, next
to Next Oil, Edjeba, Warri; the Diving School
at Kurutie, at Escravos River; the property
known as “Tompolo House” at Oporaza Town,
opposite the Palace; and any other property
discovered by the Economic And Financial
Crimes Commission, moveable and
immoveable, belonging to the first accused
person.
“This application is to further secure the
attendance of the first accused person. The
law says that the court can order the
confiscation of his properties until he
appears,” Mr. Keyamo said.
“Any third party can bring an application
later, but we have intelligence reports that
those properties and companies belong to the
first accused person.
“If he fails to appear within three months, the
federal government will auction off all the
assets.”

In his ruling, the judge granted the order for
the seizure of all the listed properties and
adjourned till March 22 for the separation of
the charges on the defendants.





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Haha... U can't see him

I just dey laugh...
I still dey laugh..

He don enter ghost mode

Nigeria and money laundering hmmmm

Ok, the ultimate search is still on.

Do we have any security in this country? No wonder kidnappers kidnap and kill their victims without our security agencies knowing their way about.

I don't understand why almighty tompolo who can combat the federal govt is now at large. What happened to all the guns stockpile In niger-detal? I just dey laff in isoko language....all of a sudden ASARI DOKUBO no longer threaten Nigeria with brimstone. He eventually went to sleep while abandoning his war plan he promised to execute if Jonathan wasnt allowed to continue in office....well, Jonathan did more damage than repair even though some people want our lip sealed on how Jonathan ruined this country.