Barr. Bekewei Ajuwa Salutes Tompolo As Federal High Court Discharges Fraud Charges Against Him

Barr. Bekewei Ajuwa Salutes Tompolo As Federal High Court Discharges Fraud Charges Against Him

Francis Tayor

Lagos_____ The 2020 Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) National election Electoral Committee Chairman, Barr. Bekewei Ajuwa has congratulated former MEND leader, Philanthropist cum ljaw freedom fighter, High Chief. Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo as Justice Ibrahim Buba of Federal High Court Lagos acquitted and discharged over charges of N45.9bn fraud against him.

In a congratulatory message released on Thursday morning at Warri, Bekewei stated that God Almighty and the gods of ljaw nation has finally vindicated Tompolo's innocent over the political motivated charges against him.

It will be recalled that  Justice Buba led Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday upheld the no-case submission filed by Tompolo and others. Government Ekpemupolo, known as Tompolo, was the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), the main militant group in the region.

Nigeria’s federal high court in Lagos had repeatedly summoned the former militant leader from the country’s oil-rich Niger Delta region to appear in court to face charges of alleged corruption but never appeared.

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) took Tompolo to court to answer questions on a 40-count charge of alleged money laundering, conspiracy, stealing and diversion of funds.

However, Bekewei applauded the Federal High Court judgement as a welcome development, and thank God for His mercy upon the life of our leader through out the trying time of the case. He therefore, celebrates with the peace maker of Niger Delta as he triumph at the Federal High Court Lagos yesterday over the political motivated trump up allegations against him.