Father of former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, Chief Thomas Ekpemupolo, has died. Source discloses to Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper that the octogenarian died on Wednesday morning September 7th at a at Lily Clinic, Deco road, in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. after a brief illness.
Tompolo who is currently in hide out as he has been declared wanted by the Police for his alleged involvement in fraudulent activities in the last administration
However, the former militant leader had in a painful word sent an open letter dated 22nd of July 2016 to President Buhari, accusing the military of brutalizing his Father during one of their invasion in Gbaramatu Kingdom in th Niger Delta area.
According to the statement in the letter, “That same day, the military went to Kurutie Town in search of my 84 years old father and brutalized him. We managed to rescue him to Warri and hospitalized him. As a result of the torture, one of his lower limbs was amputated two weeks ago. From the doctor’s report, it will be a thing of miracle if he survives this incident. Is this 84 years old man also a member of the Niger Delta Avengers, that he was brutalised to the point of death?”
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