Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo, former Niger Delta militant leader, is currently trending on Twitter Nigeria in the wake of making his first public appearance after 6 years in hiding.
Tompolo, who led the disbanded Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), went into hiding after President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn-in as president of Nigeria in 2015.
In 2016, the Buhari-led government declared him wanted after ignoring two bench warrants issued against him by the Federal High Court in Lagos, where he was charged with N45.9bn fraud.
Three years later, the court dismissed all the charges against Global West Vessel Specialist Limited, a company linked to the former Niger Delta militant leader.
Despite the court decision to drop the charges, Tompolo remained in hiding until October 19, 2020, when he made an appearance at the Egbesu Shrine in his Oporoza country home in Gbaramatu, Delta State.
In a footage that has since gone viral, Tompolo was seen singing and dancing to an Ijaw song with his kinsmen who were all dressed in traditional outfits. Watch the video here.
As a result of his first public appearance, Nigerians have taken to Twitter express their shock with many wondering if Tompolo’s sudden appearance is a good sign amid the #EndSARS protests and police brutality against Nigerian citizens.
