Tompolo
Nigerian Niger-Delta ex-militant leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo (born 1971) predominantly referred to by his sobriquet Tompolo[1] is a former Nigerian militant commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta[2] and the chief priest of the Egbesu deity, which is the Ijaw god of war.[3][4][5][6][7]
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Tompolo | |
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Born | Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo (1971-04-12) April 12, 1971 (age 53) |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Years active | 1993-present |
Known for | Former militant leader and past commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta |
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Tompolo was awarded a contract of ₦40 billion for surveillance work on an oil pipeline by NNPC. Separately, he was declared wanted in 2009 and also in 2015 by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, making him a government contractor while also on the most wanted list of Nigeria's anti-corruption agency.[8]