TVC E. The EFCC have declared former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, (a.k.a. Tompolo) wanted and he has said, ‘if i open up Nigeria will burn” this may be imminent if he reveals what transpired in that administration, it could also surpass the Dasukigate.
The Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC said it declared Tompolo wanted following two bench warrants issued against him by a Federal High Court in Lagos.
Tompolo was issued a bench warrant by Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court after he shunned an earlier summons dated January 12.
Following the refusal of the former war lard, Justice Buba then ordered the law enforcement agencies to produce Tompoloo before February 8 for him to answer the charges.
Rather than honour the summons, Tompolo brought an application before the judge seeking to quash the bench warrant and arrest order on him.
Tompolo is wanted in connection with a charge of N45.9 billion fraud filed against him and nine others by the commission.
In December 2015, the Department of State Security (DSS) arrested Jonathan’s National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki and turned him over to the EFCC over his role in the $2.1 billion arms purchase scandal.
The money, meant to purchase arms for the military fighting insurgency in the North-East, was allegedly diverted by the office of the NSA as 2015 campaign funds for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which was the ruling party then.
EFCC sources said the former ADC may soon give details of all he knows with regards to financial transactions and the dramatic personae involved in the last administration.
Preliminary findings, including recovered documents, were said to have hinted of large-scale questionable expenditure with funds sourced from and outside the arms purchase deals.
Another source said “most of the funds were reportedly diverted soon after the election was postponed from the originally scheduled date of February 14, 2015 to March 28, 2015…”
Sources said many top Nigerians, “including some very close persons” to the former president, may likely be called to explain and defend their roles in the handling of the funds, a chunk of which was sourced from the agency.
Col. Adegbe, who was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos a few days ago, was said to be attending a senior officers course outside the former capital city on a visit, interrogated before he was flown to Abuja yesterday.
The former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh (retd) and the former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Amosu (retd) as well as some top politicians were also interrogated.
After arresting Dasuki, the EFCC arrested former chairman of Africa Independent Television (AIT), Chief Raymond Dokpesi, former Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh and former national chairman of the party, Alhaji Haliru Bello Mohammed and his son, Abbah.
The anti-graft agency also arrested former governor of Kaduna State, Brigadier General Isa Jafaru, former minister of State for Finance, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda, and the director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the NSA, Mr. Shauibu Salisu
