Few Years After Tompolo Was Declared Wanted By EFCC, Now Set To Receive N4 Billion Monthly From Buhari Administration

The federal government has renewed a multi-million dollar pipeline surveillance contract to a former militant leader and commander of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo.

According to The Nation newspaper, the government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited signed the deal with Tompolo to end illegal bunkering, illegal refining and other forms of oil theft in the Niger Delta.

A source close to Tompolo, quoted in the report, said the deal was worth over N4billion monthly. He said:

“They have realised the need to bring him back because currently, the country is losing over 500,000 barrels per day to illegal bunkering.”

The source said the new deal was brokered by the minister of state for petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva and some NNPC top officials, including the Group Executive Director, Upstream, Adokiye Tombomelye.

He said NNPC as a new profit-making venture was determined to curb all illegal activities affecting its operations and making it run at a loss every month. Nigerians react to Tompolo’s new contract Some Nigerians have been reacting to the new contract given to Tompolo by the Nigerian government.

Victor Udoh wrote on Twitter: “They are giving Tompolo contract so he will endorse them like Asari and Kabaka have done to secure south-south votes.”

Francis King wrote: “A country where notorious and wanted criminals benefits more from the government than the peaceful and law abiding citizens. Such a shame.”

Mavis Ikpeme wrote: “From a wanted notorious criminal to a patriot! They say if you set the thief a guard, the goods stay intact. But 4 Billion a month not to much of a price for an alleged bunkerer Tompolo? Buhari’s government paying militants not to loot oil.”

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