You will pay for my FATHER'S death - Tompolo says to JTF

- Niger Delta activist Government
Ekpemupolo has vowed to revenge his
father's death
- Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo
said troops of the Nigerian military who
caused his father's death would not go
unpunished
- He also denied involvement in the
diversion of NIMASA fund as alleged by the
EFCC

The founder of the defunct Movement
for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta
(MEND), Government Ekpemupolo
popularly know as Tompolo, has vowed
that soldier under the Joint Task Force
will pay for the death of his father
Thomas Ekpemupolo.
While speaking during the one year
anniversary of his late father, the Niger
Delta activist who is currently in hiding
said the descendants of Thomas will not
rest until the masterminds of his death
are held accountable.
The Nation reports that Tompolo said his
father's soul can finally find peace if the
soldiers are brought to book.

“As we mourn and remember our late
patriarch, we will seek justice to
apprehend and hold accountable the very
soldiers responsible for his murder so that
he can finally rest in peace and we his
descendants can be fulfilled.
“I will also not be deterred by persecution
and state act of terror against my person
and communities in Ijaw land in the quest
for the emancipation of our land and
people,” Tompolo vowed.

“He sustained injuries in one of his legs
and due to lack of medical facilities in the
area he could not be treated and could
also not be timely evacuated because of
the siege and blockade by the Nigerian
Army," he said.

The activist also denied any involvement
in the looting of funds belonging to the
Nigerian Maritime Administration and
Safety Agency (NIMASA) as alleged by
the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC).
“I have been marked as state enemy
number one by the President Muhammadu
Buhari regime because of my natural and
open association with my kinsman and
former President of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan," he
said.
Tompolo also denied involvement in the
destruction carried out by Niger Delta
Avenger militants in the region.

He further accused the Nigerian Navy of
looting his waterfront properties and
jetties worth over N10 billion.
“In the last taken inventory of my facility,
there was over 10 billon naira worth of
building and other materials in the Jetty,
but information reaching me now has it
that the Jetty has been stripped bare by
service personnel of the Joint Task Force
[JTF]," Tompolo added.

Chief Thomas was reportedly assaulted
by the troops who laid siege on
Gbaramatu Kingdom on May 28.
It was gathered that Tompolo's father
had sustained injury on one of his legs
during the military invasion and later
died from complications from the
wound.