We hear Tompolo has acquired 7 warships… but for what?

by Iyobosa Omoregie

 

Media reports have gone overdrive all day that former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has acquired 7 warships.

A Norwegian newspaper, Dagbladet, fanned the flames of the report when it disclosed that Tompolo bought “seven decommissioned Norwegian battleships”.

The report stated that the Hauk-class guided missile boats had been re-armed with new weaponry.

The ships were reportedly sold first to CAS Global, a British security company that has such a license, after which Ekpemupolo reportedly bought the ships from the British company.

It was further revealed that Tompolo is in control of the Global West Vessel Service, a privately owned contractor for maritime security for the Nigerian Maritime Safety Agency, which was given the task of protecting the nation’s water ways to curb the spate of crude oil theft.

In spite of widespread criticism on awarding the contract to Tompolo in 2011, the head of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi was quick to jump to his defence, saying that those conducting illegal activities “are grumbling because their activities will be exposed”. He added: “We owe nobody an apology to do what is right”.

However, since the first N150 billion FG-NIMASA contract gotten by Tompolo in 2011, the theft of crude oil, instead of reducing, has steadily increased.

Furthermore, Dagbladet reported that the seven Norwegian ships are now part of the company’s maritime fleet patrolling under a contract for the Federal Government.

While many are left wondering what purpose the warships would be to Tompolo, some have stated that the purchase is to intensify the protection of the nation’s maritime waters.

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