The Niger Delta Patriotic Front (NDPF) has blamed former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Mr Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) for the renewed militancy in the region.
The group also categorically stated that Tompolo was the one backing the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) which had been destroying oil installations in the region.
NDPF in a statement by its Director of Information, Mr Joel Tamarakepreye, noted that “The NDA, due to their low level of enlightenment and poor world view has finally unveiled its sponsors and sympathisers.
“Their greatest sponsor is Tompolo. The Niger Delta Patriotic Front posits that there is clear distinction between personal, corporate and regional interests, and advises Tompolo and his sympathisers not to mix up interests and issues for their greed and quest for personal salvation.”
Tompolo had through his media aide, Paul Bebenimibo, appealed to NDA to stop its attacks.
His words: “I do not know you and how to reach you except through the mass media, therefore it is high time you stopped the bombing and destruction of crude oil facilities in the region.”
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