EFCC seeks court's order to seize all Tompolo's properties until he appears

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IN THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT
IN THE LAGOS JUDICIAL DIVISION
HOLDEN AT LAGOS
CHARGE NO: FHC/L/553C/2015

BETWEEN:

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ……
COMPLAINANT/APPLICANT
AND

1. GOVERNMENT EKPEMUPOLO
(ALIAS TOMPOLO)

2. PATRICK ZADEKE AKPOBOLOKEMI

……DEFENDANTS

3. GLOBAL WEST VESSEL SPECALIST LTD

4. ODIMIRI ELECTRICALS LTD

5. KIME
ENGOZU

6. BOLOBOERE PROPERTY AND ESTATE LTD

7. REX ELEM

8. DESTRE CONSULT LTD

9. GREGORY MBONU

10. CAPTAIN WARREDI ENISUOH

MOTION EXPARTE
BROUGHT UNDER

1. SECTION 80 AND 81 OF THE
ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT,
2015

2. AND UNDER THE INHERENT JURISDICTION
OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT

TAKE NOTICE that this Honourable Court
shall be moved on the ………. of ……………..
2016 at 9.0’clock in the forenoon or so soon
thereafter as counsel to the Complainant/
Applicant will be heard on behalf of the
Complainant/Applicant praying the
Honourable court for the following:

1. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court
pursuant to Section 80 and 81 of the
Administration and Criminal Justice Act,
2015 authorizing the Economic And
Financial Crimes Commission to attach
the following properties belonging to
Government Ekpemupolo (alias
Tompolo) named as 1 st Accused herein
by seizure pending the arrest and/or
appearance before this Honourable Court
and arraignment of the 1st Accused:

(i) Property at No. 1 Chief
Agbamu Close DDPA
Extension Warri (Effurun),
Delta State.

(ii) All properties of Mieka Dive
Ltd and Mieka Dive Training
Institute Ltd situated at No.
77, Lioth Street, ODPA
Ugborikoko, Uvwie Local
Government Area, Delta
State.

(iii) All properties of Global West
Vessel Specialist Ltd.

(iv) All properties of Muhaabix
Global Services Ltd.

(v) A River Crew Change Boat
named MUHA – 15

(vi) The property known as
“Tompolo Dockyard”, by the
end of Enerhen Road, Effurun,
Warri.

(vii) The property known as
“Tompolo Yard”, at the end of
Chevron Clinic Road, next to
Next Oil, Edjeba, Warri.

(viii) The Diving School at Kurutie,
at Escravos River.

(ix) The property known as
“Tompolo House” at Oporaza
Town, opposite the Palace.

(x) Any other property
discovered by the Economic
And Financial Crimes
Commission, moveable and
immoveable, belonging to the

1 st Accused person.

2. SUCH FURTHER ORDER OR OTHER
ORDERS as this Honourable Court may
deem fit to make in the circumstances of
this case.

Dated this 18th day of February, 2016

FESTUS KEYAMO, ESQ.
PROSECUTING
COUNSEL FOR
THE
ECONOMIC
AND FINANCIAL
CRIMES
COMMISION
C/O
FESTUS
KEYAMO
CHAMBERS

1,
FESTUS
KEYAMO LANE,
BEHIND
HOTEL
NEWCASTLE,
OFF
ADEBAYO
MOKUOLU
STREET,
OFF
GBAGADA
EXPRESSWAY,
ANTHONY
VILLAGE,
LAGOS
STATE.

08033371229, 08055028515
festuskeyamochamberslag@yahoo.com

IN THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT
IN THE LAGOS JUDICIAL DIVISION
HOLDEN AT LAGOS

CHARGE NO: FHC/L/553C/2015

BETWEEN:

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ……
COMPLAINANT/APPLICANT
AND

1. GOVERNMENT EKPEMUPOLO
(ALIAS
TOMPOLO)

2. PATRICK ZADEKE AKPOBOLOKEMI
……DEFENDANTS

3. GLOBAL WEST VESSEL SPECALIST LTD

4. ODIMIRI ELECTRICALS LTD

5. KIME
ENGOZU

6. BOLOBOERE PROPERTY AND ESTATE LTD

7. REX ELEM

8. DESTRE CONSULT LTD

9. GREGORY MBONU

10. CAPTAIN WARREDI ENISUOH
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
EXPARTE

I, Adah John Adah, Male, Christian, Nigeria
citizen, litigation officer of Festus Keyamo
Chambers, 1, Festus Keyamo Lane, off
Adebayo Mokuolu Street, off Gbagada
Expressway behind Newcastle Hotel
Anthony, Village do hereby make oath and
state as follows:

1. That I am a litigation officer in Festus
Keyamo Chambers, whose principal is
Festus Keyamo, Prosecuting Counsel to
the Complainant/Applicant in this suit, by
virtue of which I am conversant with the
facts of this case.

2. That I have the consent and authority of
the Complainant/Applicant to depose to
this affidavit.

3. That I was informed by Festus
Keyamo, Esq. and Idris Adamu,
Investigating Officer attached to
Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, in our office on 17th of
February 2016 at about 2.00pm and I
verily believe him as follows:

i. That the 1 st Accused person
was invited by the complainant
on several occasions to come
and answer to the allegation of
fraudulent activities leveled
against him which was
uncovered during investigation.

ii. That the 1 st Accused person
was charged before this
Honourable court to answer to
charges leveled against him
when he persistently refused and
failed to honour the several
invitations extended to him.

iii. That this honourable court
also made an order dated the
12th day of January, 2016 for the
service of the said Charge and
Summons to compel the
attendance of the 1 st Accused
person on the 14th day of
January, 2016.

iv. That upon becoming aware of
the pendency of this proceeding,
the 1 st Accused person
instructed the law Firms of
Messrs. Tayo Oyetibo & Co. and
Messrs. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa &
Co. to represent him.

v. That as a result of paragraph
iv above, Messrs. Ebun-Olu
Adegboruwa & Co. applied for
and obtained copies of the
processes filed by the
Complainant/Applicant which led
to the issuance of a Warrant of
Arrest.

vi. That on the 14th day of
January, 2016 this Honourable
Court issued a Warrant of Arrest
for the 1 st Accused person.

vii. That since the issuance of the
warrant of arrest, the 1 st
Accused person has absconded
and concealed himself from all
security forces in the country to
frustrate the execution of the
Warrant of Arrest.

viii. That rather than present himself
to the court, the 1 st Accused
person engaged the services of
Tayo Oyetibo, SAN who filed a
Motion dated 27th day of
January, 2016 to set aside the
Warrant of Arrest. The said
motion was dismissed on the 8 th
day of February, 2016.

ix. That since the Order for the
arrest of the 1 st Accused person,
the combined team of the
Nigerian police and the military
have been combing the creeks
and the entire nation for the
arrest of the 1 st Accused person,
but he continues to abscond and
conceal himself.

x. That operatives of the
Complainant have carried out
investigation and received
intelligence report to the effect
that the following properties
belong to the 1 st Accused
person:

a. Property at No. 1 Chief
Agbamu Close DDPA
Extension Warri (Effurun),
Delta State.

b. All properties of Mieka
Dive Ltd and Mieka Dive
Training Institute Ltd
situated at No. 77, Lioth
Street, ODPA Ugborikoko,
Uvwie Local Government
Area, Delta State.

c. All properties of Global
West Vessel Specialist
Ltd.

d. All properties of
Muhaabix Global Services
Ltd

e. A River Crew Change
Boat named MUHA – 15

f. The property known as
“Tompolo Dockyard”, by
the end of Enerhen Road,
Effurun, Warri.

g. The property known as
“Tompolo Yard”, at the
end of Chevron Clinic
Road, next to Next Oil,
Edjeba, Warri.

h. The Diving School at
Kurutie, at Escravos
River.

i. The property known as
“Tompolo House” at
Oporaza Town opposite
the Palace.

j. Any other property
discovered by the
Economic And Financial
Crime Commission,
moveable and
immoveable, belonging to
the 1 st Accused person.

4. That it is in the interest of justice to
grant this application.

5. That I make this affidavit in good faith
knowing and believing the facts deposed
herein to be true and in accordance with
the oath Act of Nigeria.
………………………………

DEPONENT
Sworn to at the Federal High Court Registry,
Lagos
This 18th day of February, 2016
BEFORE ME
COMMISSIONER FOR OATHS