Court Grants EFCC Power to Seize Tompolo’s Assets

THE wanted ex- Niger Delta militant lead­er, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tom­polo) Friday forfeited his multi- billion naira properties to Federal Government (FG).The embattled former militant war­lord was recently declared wanted by the anti-graft agency following his failure to appear before the court to face trial on the charge preferred against him.
Tompolo and the former Director of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi and eight others were accused by EFCC of converting the money belonging to the agen­cy to personal use.
While the others including Akpoboloke­mi had appeared in court to answer the 40-count charge filed against them by the anti- graft agency, Tompolo had failed to be in court twice, which made the court order his arrest.