Ex Militant Group MEND leaders regroup Saturday in Bayelsa (Tompolo)

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WARRI- LEADER of the defunct Movement for the
Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND and High
Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo,
yesterday, summoned commanders and leaders of
the various wings of the militant group to an
emergency meeting, tomorrow(Saturday) in Yenagoa,
Bayelsa State.

He did not state agenda of the meeting, but Tompolo,
who is the Ibe-Ebidouwei of Ijaw nation, in the
invitation, said the meeting, which will hold at Izon
House, Yenagoa, was important.

His words, “My dearly beloved Commanders and
Leaders of various wings of the Movement of the
Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), I greet you
all. It is my pleasure to humbly invite you to a very
crucial and urgent meeting…”

As Reported by Vanguard, A source said “The place of the Niger Delta
in the administration of President Muhammadu
Buhari and appraisal of the former President
Goodluck Jonathan government in view of the current
happenings in the country will be tabled for
discussion at the meeting.”

He added, “The meeting is restricted only to those
invited, it is not an all comers meeting, we will make
our position known after the meeting.”
Tompolo and other ex-militant leaders officially
disbanded MEND after they accepted amnesty
offered them by the administration of former
President Umaru Yar’Adua in 2009.

But, a faction of MEND, which did not accept amnesty
continued to operate the militant group and stated
their disapproval of Jonathan government, but it was
obvious that the moving forces behind the group had
abandoned it.

Tomorrow’s meeting is the first time all the former
commanders and leaders of the militant group are
meeting formally since it was disbanded in 2009.