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Former militant leader, Tompolo has deployed over 20 war boats to waterways around Delta state.
Ex-militant warlord, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, (aka Tompolo), on Wednesday deployed over 20 Ijaw war boats loaded with armed warriors on the Delta waterways in a bid to make good his alleged threat to prevent President Goodluck Jonathan from performing the groundbreaking ceremony of the multibillion dollar Export Processing Zone project, reliable security sources told THEWILL.
Our sources confirmed that about 20 “Ijaw war boats” controlled by Tompolo were on display on the Warri waterways heading toward Omadino, an Itsekiri enclave, between 06-07:00hours, thus raising fresh fears of a possible outbreak of crisis between the Ijaws and Itsekiris in Warri.
However, other sources said it was traditional for the Ijaw people to display their war regalia when there is intense tension within their abode, saying it was a means of saying they were prepared for any eventuality.
The deployment of the war boats followed an earlier alarm raised by Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, who had called on President Jonathan to caution Tompolo over his undue interference in the EPZ project , the groundbreaking of which is expected to be performed on Friday in Ogidigben, an Itsekiri community in Warri South West Local Government Area.
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SOURCE: #TheWill
Ex-militant warlord, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, (aka Tompolo), on Wednesday deployed over 20 Ijaw war boats loaded with armed warriors on the Delta waterways in a bid to make good his alleged threat to prevent President Goodluck Jonathan from performing the groundbreaking ceremony of the multibillion dollar Export Processing Zone project, reliable security sources told THEWILL.
Our sources confirmed that about 20 “Ijaw war boats” controlled by Tompolo were on display on the Warri waterways heading toward Omadino, an Itsekiri enclave, between 06-07:00hours, thus raising fresh fears of a possible outbreak of crisis between the Ijaws and Itsekiris in Warri.
However, other sources said it was traditional for the Ijaw people to display their war regalia when there is intense tension within their abode, saying it was a means of saying they were prepared for any eventuality.
The deployment of the war boats followed an earlier alarm raised by Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, who had called on President Jonathan to caution Tompolo over his undue interference in the EPZ project , the groundbreaking of which is expected to be performed on Friday in Ogidigben, an Itsekiri community in Warri South West Local Government Area.
Click here to read more
SOURCE: #TheWill