Spotlight | Nigeria
Tanker seizure by Delta law enforcer Tompolo creates waves in Abuja

Government Ekpemupolo in Abuja on 9 October 2009.
Government Ekpemupolo in Abuja on 9 October 2009. © Emmanuel Wole/AFP
The interception of a tanker full of stolen oil, thought to belong to a number of Nigerian public figures, has put the spotlight on Government Ekpemupolo, aka "Tompolo". Once the leader of a Delta rebel movement, he now works for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. [...]
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