Lawyer to High Chief Dr. Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo, Dr Blessing Agbomhere, who is also the South South Zonal Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has written to Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seeking the Commission's withdrawal of invitation letter to his client over allegation of naira abuse.

Agbomhere, in the letter describes Tompolo, the founder of the Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, as a patriot and a law-abiding citizen whose contributions in safeguarding oil and gas assets have turned around the misfortunes of that sector.

Part of the letter reads: “As we speak, Tompolo is the reason why the Nigerian economy is not comatose, he has and continues to mobilize his company vigorously in protection of Nigeria’s critical assets such as its oil pipelines, which were before now vandalized at will.

“Unarguably, High Chief Oweizide Thomas Ekpemupolo is a law abiding citizen of Nigeria, who knows, obeys, and who will not do anything to breach the Law. High Chief is a true patriot, who is doing everything to protect the economic wealth and critical national assets of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the Niger Delta, and will not do anything to dishonor the same system he is protecting even at the cost of his private, peace and safety," Agbomhere stated.

The lawyer called on the EFCC boss to remove the name of Tompolo from its X (formerly Twitter) Handle over alleged abuse of the Naira as well as urged the Commission to withdraw the said invitation letter.

Agbomhere commended the EFCC for taking seriously the war against the abuse of the naira but cautioned that the Commission should not give in to those he called "social media bandits" who are only interested in engaging in the 'Pull Him Down' syndrome.

“In fact, we are appealing to the EFCC to withdraw the invitation and pull down all ancillary comments on the matter posted on all its social media accounts against a law-abiding citizen.

“As the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission works tirelessly to protect our economic wealth, national image and the values of national integrity, it should not succumb to emotions and blackmail of social media bandits who only find joy in cyberbullying, cyberstalking and bad-mouthing our institutions.

“Respectfully, we solicit that you use your good office to look into the allegation, wave it off as a foul cry of idle minds who derive pleasure from pulling down those who are working for the good of our nation, while you reconsider this with a view to pulling the statement against our Client down from the official X handle of the Commission.

“Even as we make this passionate appeal to you, on behalf of Chief Tompolo, we want, however, to commend your sense of duty and uncompromising stand you have taken in the advocacy and war against Naira abuse which has resulted in the conviction of highly placed Nigerians who act deliberately in breach of the law," he commended.

It would be recalled that the EFCC in a letter dated 12th May 2025, invited Tompolo to appear on the 19th of May at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja to answer questions on his alleged involvement in naira abuse during Tompolo’s 54th birthday anniversary celebration in April.

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