Tag: Public Appearance

Photo: Ex-militant, Tompolo makes first public appearance after six years

Oct 22, 2020

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by

Olaotan Falade

in Niger Delta, Nigeria

Former militant leader Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo has made his first public appearance after hiding from security agencies for six years. Tompolo, who led the disbanded Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), went underground immediately President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in in 2015, as the Federal Government deployed troops to fish him out.…