Tompolo on the run..

As soldier intensify search for pipeline vandals…

By Ayo Ademokoya

Okpelama Community, Gbaramatu kingdom,Warri South West Local Government  Area, Delta state had a taste of what is called “Federal might” when soldiers stormed their villages in search of militants suspected to have started bombing oil and gas installations in the area shortly after a Federal High court sitting in Lagos issued a bench warrant for the arrest of ex- militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo last Thursday.

“Operation Bring Back Tompolo” which began around 10:45 pm on Saturday nigh,t saw various gun boats of the Nigerian Soldiers who were working on the information that some of the boys sponsored to carry out the attack were from Okpelama village arrived the community and mounted surveillance on Kurutie, the hometown  of Tompolo and Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom.

They broke into homes of the villagers, many of whom scampered into bush on sighting them as they alighted the jetty front. According to report gathered by www.harohkah.com , the village of Okpelama is more of ghost town as people are running away to Warri and other places while some member of the community were still in the bush at about 7:30am on Sunday morning

Chairman of the community told reporters that soldiers came back on Sunday morning to the community waterfront but did not enter the village.