SURVEILLANCE JOB IS WHY THEY ACCUSED TOMPOLO - OZOBO

The National president of the Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative, IPDI, Austin Ozobo, Friday, tongue-lashed the Commandant of the Riverine Security (Coast Guard of the Federation), Commander Bibi Oduku, who fingered Gbaramatu people, Thursday, for the pipeline attacks for his “unfounded and unguarded comments.”

He said: “I am against the violent attacks by the Niger Delta Avengers, which we have condemned as a group. We know the plight of the people of Gbaramatu Kingdom since the days of militancy until now. It is, therefore, provocative for a mischief maker like Oduku to say that the whole Gbaramatu people are involved in the pipeline attacks.”

“How can he say so, he (Oduku) is a questionable person, who has deceived so many Niger Deltans under the guise of Buhari amnesty for militants and he had been boasting about that he was going to take over the security job in the area from ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo. So he has embarked on a smear campaign of Gbaramatu people to achieve his aim,” he said