Students from the Niger Delta want the Federal Government to quash charges against an ex-militant, Mr Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo.
They made their demand known while staging a peaceful protest in Warri, the commercial centre of Delta State.
The students consist of the National Association of Gbaramatu Students (NAGS) and Law Students Association of Nigerian Students, Delta State University chapter.
The students claim to have benefited tremendously from the educational scholarship program of the Tompolo foundation, they, however, want the government to encourage him to invest more rather than prosecute him.
A beneficiary of the United Kingdom Master’s programmes sponsored by Tompolo urged the government to do what was needful in developing the region.
He said, “The government is only witch-hunting him, they have no issues tangible against him. Tompolo is our saviour in the region. He knows the importance of education and has fought to give it to us.
Drop Charges Against Tompolo, Niger-Delta Students Tell FG
