Tompolo gets jackpot of N1.5bn from NIMASA monthly -Ex-chair

Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, makes N1.5 billion every month from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) which he receives as payment to protect the nation’s maritime areas.

Even at that, the country still loses over 400,000 barrels of crude oil daily from the nation’s shores.

This was revealed by the pioneer chairman of the agency, Dr Ahmed Tijani Ramalan, in an interview with Leadership in Kaduna, who called on President Muhammadu Buhari to cancel the contract given to the ex-militant by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

He said, “Over 400, 000 barrels of crude oil are being stolen daily from our shores under President Jonathan; yet we had a government that has the Navy, the Army and the Air Force, and the government of Jonathan decides to hand over the security of our maritime waters to Tompolo at a very exorbitant amount of money.

“And these same people that are given the job of our maritime security are the ones collaborating with the international shipping companies to steal our oil.”

According to him, one of the ways to help the country’s economy to bounce back is to revoke Tompolo’s contract.

Ramalan said the payments started “sometime in 2011 after Jonathan won his election and since then the payment has been on.

“I was the pioneer chairman of NIMASA, and NIMASA is the one funding the contract given to Tompolo. This is a guy that is collecting about N1.5bn every month and yet our Armed Forces are not well funded. So, we call on the president to discard such contract.”

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