Justice Ibrahim Buba of the federal high court Thursday in Lagos ordered the immediate arrest of the leader of Niger Delta militant Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo.
Buba gave the arrest order after an application filed before the court by the EFCC prosecutor, Festus Keyamo,for failure of the accused former militant to appear in court to answer charges filed against him.
Keyamo told the court that based on the order of the court for substituted service, summons to appear before the court was pasted at his residence in Warri Delta state yesterday and photographs of it were taken.
Keyamo also told the court that a copy of the photograph accompanied with the affidavit was being filed at the court registry.
He therefore urged the court to stand down the case for fifteen minutes.
But as the presiding Judge, Ibrahim Buba was about to accede to his request, one of the officials of the court registry brought the sworn affidavit to the court.
It was alleged that during investigation and up till the criminal charge against him was filed before the court, Ekpemupolo has rebuffed all invitations sent to him, including the court summons to appear before the court.
Instead, he took a paid advertisement in newspaper warning on the consequences of him going to war.
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