BEVERLY HILLS, JULY 22, (THEWILL) – High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari to complain about the continuous harassment of his family members and close associates by security agents and over zealous members of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
The Ibe-ebidouwei of Ijaw Nation, who has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in the letter obtained by THEWILL, declared that a little baby was also a victim of the unwarranted and misdirected attacks.
“I wish to write your Excellency once again on the continuous harassment and intimidation of my family members and close associates by your security agencies (Nigerian Army, Navy, Department of State Security {DSS}, and the Police) in connivance with one Ayiri Emami and Michael Johnny, both members of your party, All Progressives Congress (APC),” he wrote.
“The latest victims of this unwarranted, misdirected and wicked act are Hon. Simeon Bebenimibo, a member of the Delta State Waterway and Land Security Committee and a driver of one of my aides, Mr Ebipade Kari, who was on an errand with a little baby.
“The baby was thrown away from the vehicle, as the driver was beaten to pulp by your men, as he was asked the whereabouts of his boss.
“That was not all, the military men stormed the house of one of my younger brothers, and harassed his pregnant wife with guns pointed at her. This has led to complications because of the closeness to her full time of delivery. The duo who were arrested are presently in the custody of the Nigerian Army, Effurun.
“Before this incident, the Navy went to the apartment of another of my aide, and picked up his heavily pregnant wife as he was out of town, and kept her for 24 hours in the Navy base before releasing her.
“The mode of operation is that the military command usually decorates associates of Ayiri Emami and Michael Johnny with military uniforms and they go from door to door with a long list of names and addresses of my family members and associates with the intention of arresting them.
Tompolo added that his father was also a victim of the attacks revealing that “the military went to Kurutie Town in search of my 84-year-old father and brutalized him. We managed to rescue him to Warri and hospitalised him.
“Sadly, one of his lower limbs was amputated two weeks ago. From the doctor’s report, it will be a thing of miracle if he survives this incident. Is this 84 years old man also a member of the Niger Delta Avengers, that he was brutalised to the point of death?
“Will your Excellency accept this in good faith if this was done to your father or someone of this age in your family?” He asked.
Tompolo ended by asserting that he was innocent of the charges against him saying the President should “be wary of bogus informants. Always try as much as possible to hear every side of issues that are brought before you. By this, you will always know those sincerely love you.”
Story by David Oputah
