THERE were divergent views, weekend, on the Federal High Court, Lagos order confiscating the property of ex-General Officer Commanding, GOC, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo.

*Tompolo Some Niger Delta activists, contacted by Sunday Vanguard, declined to speak on the matter, saying Tompolo should have complied with the order to appear before the court, especially after a bench warrant on him was renewed. One of them said: “The court had no option than to seize his property until he decides to appear before it. That is the sum total of the order because as the prosecution indicated, it has to go on with the case without Tompolo.” Those who accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of persecuting Tompolo, said “Tompolo Dockyard”, at Enerhen Road, Effurun, and listed as one of his property, belongs to his younger brother, Mr. George Ekpemupolo, currently the Chairman of Warri South –West Local Government Area.


However, the Ijaw Youth Council, Ijaw People Development Initiative, IPDI, Foundation for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Crusade, FHRAAC, and Niger Delta Security Watch Organization, slammed the Federal Government and the  EFCC for the order, which they described as  unjustifiable. IYC spokesperson, Mr. Eric Omare, said: “The situation is becoming worrisome, especially considering the fact that, from available information, some of the seized property are not Tompolo’s. It follows that the situation is degenerating into persecution of Tompolo and his associates by the EFCC. And, especially, the case is between lawyer Keyamo and Tompolo’s local political enemies”.

National President of FHRAAC, Alaowei Cleric Esq., said: “The application purportedly made by the EFCC to seize the property of Tompolo, pending his appearance in court, is nothing but an enforcement of self-rule without recourse to the law. IPDI National President, Mr. Austin Ozobo, and President, Niger-Delta Security Watch Organization of Nigeria, Dickson Bekederemo, in a joint statement, said, “The seizure of Tompolo’s assets is unlawful, the order is ill-conceived, barbaric, obnoxious, vindictive and provocative.

Tompolo has accepted to face trial and that is why he engaged the services of a lawyer to do the needful before he finally appears. Nobody sees fire and jumps into it.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/efcc-planned-seizure-of-tompolos-assets-splits-n-delta-activists/

Mynd44, lalasticlala

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Buhari open ur eye and think well..

I dey tell people say, warri guys no dey tell you price wey dey go use cross you for water until una the middle.. Only then you go hear ''Bros ee ur money na N900 unless you come down here make we jeje turn back'' How you wan take come down inside water?


Nairaland official comedian

Tompolo should not make the mistake of appearing in that court!

If they want tompolo,let em go get him.

he must appear in court, by fire by force.

Tompolo we dey behind you!

Its clearly an UNLAWFUL ORDER that has no precedence. So what happens, if the accuse has no property? They will seize the Mother or Father?, or better still the Wife or Son?

I think caution is what we need now because we are complaining of fall in oil price that weakened our naira if this should escalate can our naira deal with fall in oil price coupled with gargantuan fall in Oil sales.


This is no time to witch hunt because Winter is Coming

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Ecoterrorism:
I think caution is what we need now because we are complaining of fall in oil price that weakened our naira if this should escalate can our naira deal with fall in oil price coupled with gargantuan fall in Oil sales.


This is no time to witch hunt because Winter is Coming

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His Associates' properties should be left alone but he should appear before the court. Shikena

TonyeBarcanista:
His Associates' properties should be left alone but he should appear before the court. Shikena

hypocrite

TonyeBarcanista:
His Associates' properties should be left alone but he should appear before the court. Shikena

You talk from the four points of your mouth just to sound politically correct.

I will advice Tompolo to disregard Bubu's court.

Drss, omekata, hungerbad, onankpaba, iroh88 a.k.a omenka, nextgovernor firefire, dearpreye hinwazaka

Tompolo is a petty criminal and should be locked up forever.

And his Assets seized and sold.

All his Assets belongs to us,the people of the Niger Delta.

Okanokan:
Its clearly an UNLAWFUL ORDER that has no precedence. So what happens, if the accuse has no property? They will seize the Mother or Father?, or better still the Wife or Son?

So a wanted felon will continue to enjoy full property rights in the jungle where you come from. BTW, his relatives are not property, and the Constitution does not allow for any law of attainder to hold innocent people in lieu of an accused on the run

buari dullard is playing with fire.

HungerBAD:
Tompolo is a petty criminal and should be locked up forever.

And his Assets seized and sold.

All his Assets belongs to us,the people of the Niger Delta.

wat is dis one saying u n who u be niger delta pikin

The criminal Tompolo's property will be Seized and nothing will happen. His fellow IPOB criminal touts can blow hot steam or blow up pipelines all they like. He has only but 2 choices:
(1) Surrender himself or
(2) Declare war against the Nigerian state
Either way, he must be brought to justice

This thread is a day old and lalasticlala is ignoring it. Is that how you guys work this days? Nairaland mods sef

Tompolo should do the needful...baba is not weak jonathan!!

ApcSucks:
This thread is a day old and lalasticlala is ignoring it. Is that how you guys work this days? Nairaland mods sef

must every thread makes front page?....I don't know what joy you people get from frontpage....

babyfaceafrica:
must every thread makes front page?....I don't know what joy you people get from frontpage....

Now before you start spewing trash ask your self what front page means..... I ain't new on NL just know that.... but this news will get people's attention to what's going on through FP... now swerve and don't quote me again

ApcSucks:



Now before you start spewing trash ask your self what front page means..... I ain't new on NL just know that.... but this news will get people's attention to what's going on through FP... now swerve and don't quote me again

people already know what's going on oga...not everybody uses 10 mb like you....keep walking!!!!

drss:
buari dullard is playing with fire.

i no blame u, ''every pikin believe sey him mama sabi cook pass'' Tompolo is a god in Ijaw land