Unknown gunmen have attacked Tompolo’s Pipeline Surveillance boat, Tantita, at Aleibiri community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, carting away the boat with its 200 horsepower engine.
The boat was said to have been attached to the Tuomo Kingdom, headed by the traditional prime minister of Tuomo Kingdom in Delta State, High Chief Mike Loyibo.
According to the Vanguard, Tantita is the company that recently won a multi-billion contract to protect crude oil pipelines in the Niger Delta. The company is headed by a former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo.
The incident occurred at Aleibiri community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, a few hours after Loyibo and his team went to visit Henry Azazi, the new Coordinator of Aleibiri Unit. Our source disclosed that Azazi went to resume office, yesterday, after Gen. Gowon Abenzi, his predecessor, was relieved of his position.
However, Azazi was reported to have swung into action and asked everyone to be calm, noting he would unravel the perpetrators of the attack and theft.
Contacted, Loyibo’s community source at Tuomo, who pleaded anonymity, said: “Yes, it happened yesterday at Aleibiri, a neighbouring community in Bayelsa State. They made away with both the 200 HP engine and the boat and we’ve launched a search operation to recover it.
“We know the perpetrators and we’ll recover it by any means necessary”.
