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The ex-Niger Delta warlord and Commander of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Mr Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has promised that there would be no hiding place for oil thieves, stressing that the federal government knows those behind oil theft in the Niger Delta.<\/div>\n
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In a video, which emerged yesterday from Thursday meeting with community chairmen and Niger Delta youths, Tompolo, who was addressing the gathering against the backdrop of a new pipelines surveillance deal reportedly worth about N4 billion monthly and N48 billion yearly, however, noted that there will be no hiding place for oil thieves.<\/div>\n
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When President Muhammadu Buhari took over in 2015, he insisted that it was a shame that regional warlords were the ones protecting the assets when Nigeria has a capable military.<\/p>\n

He had gone after Tompolo who was then handling a surveillance contract under Goodluck Jonathan\u2019s administration.The former warlord went underground for years, until his recent re-emergence.<\/p><\/div>\n

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However, the federal government appears to have realised the futility of deploying only government security forces to carry out surveillance activities on the pipelines, with the recent N4 billion monthly deal with the former warlord.<\/p>\n

During the meeting, Tompolo, who spoke to the gathering on the negative implications of destroying the environment, explained that while he would consult with camp leaders, he won\u2019t beg anyone to stop the sabotage.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of us had carried arms before; so, nobody can threaten anyone with guns. But what I want to assure you is that there will be no escape route for anybody,\u201d the ex-militant who spoke in pidgin, warned.Tompolo told his guests during the meeting which took place in Okerenkoko, Delta State, that he invited the community leaders because oil theft and bunkering had become a matter of concern to everybody.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason I invited you here is on how to halt illegal bunkering. I am from Okerenkoko, the same way each of these community leaders is from a community. What we want to tell our mothers, fathers and all community leaders is that from today, after today\u2019s meeting, we will work out the form that the operation will take. No more illegal bunkering.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cAfter now, we will give you the addresses of where you will be deployed so that you will be employed. The employment will be for men and women in the ratio of 60-40.<\/p>\n

\u201cI won\u2019t pretend; this is what we all survive on \u2013 even God knows. If the right thing was done, we wouldn\u2019t have reached this level. As I speak, I cannot in all honesty tell you that I don\u2019t know the people behind this.\u201cGod knows who\u2019s behind it (oil theft), the government knows who\u2019s behind it, but we just want to appeal, because the buyers and the sellers are deeply involved,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

He maintained that monies will be paid directly to employees and not through contractors, insisting that in the new dispensation, nobody will be short-changed.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Anybody employed by this community, the money will go straight to them. We won\u2019t give any job to contractors where you will ask that someone should be paid N20,000 and they will be given just N10,000,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Tompolo explained that it was not a case of Ijaw or Itsekiri or even Urhobo, stressing that everyone must come together to stop the menace.<\/p><\/div>\n

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