Reasons Security Agents Could Not Find Me When I Was Declared Wanted—Nigerian Ex-Militant Leader

<h4>Reasons Security Agents Could Not Find Me When I Was Declared Wanted<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo&comma; popularly known as Tompolo&comma; has revealed how he successfully prevented being arrested by security agents who have&comma; on several occasions&comma; found reasons to declare him wanted&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In an interview&comma; earlier published in Vanguard newspaper&comma; the 51 years old ex militant who was commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta&comma; MEND&comma; was declared wanted by the Joint Task Force in Niger Delta in 2009 when government felt uncomfortable by their militant agitations for resource control in the region&period; Soldiers searched for him and bombarded many places but could not find him&period; Many&comma; at that time&comma; insinuated that he ran out of the country<br &sol;>&NewLine;Speaking during the conversation&comma; Tompolo who is also the chief priest of the Egbesu deity — Niger-Deltan god of war—stated that it was an impossibility for any security agent to arrest him because of the makeup of his environment&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Tompolo said &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;You know when somebody is fighting a genuine cause&semi; you have nothing to fear&semi; I was in my place by the grace of God&comma; the Almighty God&comma; and the ancestors of our lands were protecting me&period; Therefore&comma; even if I am here with you&comma; if you do not have good intentions about me&comma; you will not see me&period; I was here throughout &lpar;referring to Gbaramatu Kingdom&rpar; I did not go anywhere because the land I come from protected me&comma;” he disclosed&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Recently&comma; the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">NNPC Limited&comma;<&sol;a> after security checks&comma; awarded a multi-billion naira pipeline surveillance contract to five different companies&comma; two of which the Ijaw born ex militant has an interest in the Niger Delta&period; They pay the companies per kilometer of pipeline based on performance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;