Former militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, on Monday denied claims by a militant group that he is one of the sponsors of the Niger Delta Avengers.

A splitter group of the NDA, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, had named Tompolo alongside others such as former President Goodluck Jonathan, Bebenimibo and other prominent individuals as sponsoring the Avengers that had caused havoc on the country’s oil production.

In a statement released by Tompolo’s spokesman, Paul Bebenimibo, who is also allegedly named as one of the sponsors of the group, described the report as ‘voodoo.’

It read, “In the same report, my boss, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo was also mentioned as one of the sponsors of the NDA.

“My initial decision was to ignore the said report as a result of the source and the bogus nature of the story; however, in order to set the records straight, I decided to write to dissociate my boss and myself from that wicked and malicious report.”

The statement added, “I wish to advise the Nigerian government to look for better ways to resolve the Niger Delta problem, and not to continue to compound the issue by relaying on voodoo means to resolve the issue, like this particular report which could be likened to a voodoo report.

“If a people, that is the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers have claimed to part ways with the NDA, after destroying almost all the oil facilities in the Niger Delta region, and turn around to claim that they have repented and mentioned some people as sponsors and operatives of the NDA, then the government and people of this country need to know such people (RNDA) and treat them accordingly, and not the responsible Nigerians they mentioned as sponsors and operatives.”