Youths of Ibeno, an oil and gas-rich community in Akwa-Ibom State, have warned ex-militant warlord, Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a. ‘Tompolo’, and other militants to stay in their territory in the name of protecting pipelines. Speaking under the aegis of the Ibeno Men-Clue Development Association, the youths expressed dismay over the award of N48 billion pipeline surveillance contracts to Tompolo by the federal government, adding that as an oil-producing local government area that host ExxonMobil, they do not need ex-militants to safeguard oil facilities that pass through their territory. They maintained that…
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