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Itsekiri people in Warri, Delta State have called on President Bola Tinubu, Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori and relevant security agencies to come to their aid, following alleged threat by the former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Oweizide Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo and his people.

Communities allegedly affected by the threat include Ijaghala, Kantu, Obodo, Omadino, Ugborodo and other Itsekiri towns.

A stakeholder, who spoke on behalf of the Itsekiri people, Alex Oritsegbeyiwa Eyengho, in a Save Our Soul message to the government, alleged that there was an existential threat to his people in the hands of the Ijaws, particularly those of Gbaramatu, under the watch of Tompolo.

He said, “The urgent Save Our Souls cry is a cry borne out of Ijaghala and Kantu existential threat in the hands of the Ijaws, particularly those of Gbaramatu, under the watch of Tompolo.

”The death and arson threats reportedly issued to Ijaghala, Kantu, Obodo, Omadino, Ugborodo and other Itsekiri communities became intense recently when videos made by the Spokesman of Gbaramatu-Ijaw, Godspower Gbenekama and one other Ijaw youths began to trend on various social media platforms.

"The unacceptable gun-on-the-head reprieve conditions given by Tompolo and his gang to Kantu and Ijaghala communities is that the leadership of both communities should compulsorily address a press conference, where they must announce to the world that the Gbaramatu-Ijaw own both communities, failing which both communities shall be pulverized, sacked and the occupants killed!

“They have successfully got some Kantu people under duress to address the said press conference, and have fixed Friday, June 13, 2025, for the Ijaghala community to follow suit. Since the very unwilling Ijaghala community is next, there is palpable tension everywhere. I am not in doubt whatsoever of the capacity of Tompolo and his gang to carry out their threat against Ijaghala community.”

Eyengho also said, “During the wake of the endless fratricidal Warri crisis in the late 90s, Ijaghala community was the first community along the Escravos River to be completely pulverized and sacked by Tompolo and his Gbaramatu-Ijaw gang, and as such made indigenes and residents of the community to become internally displaced persons in Nigeria for over a decade. They did it before. They can do it again.

“A few years ago, the Ijaws did everything to enforce their burial culture on Ijaghala to the extent that they forcefully exhumed the corpse of my brother who was buried in the usual Itsekiri culture and reburied him in tandem with Ijaw burial culture! What could be more bizarre? The Ijaws have continued to use force of arms and intimidation from time to time on Ijaghala community as if the people are conquered!

“At some point, the leadership of Ijaghala community was pressurized to publish that the community wished to leave Mandagho Ward in Ugborodo federated communities and Gbaramatu Ward allegedly as directed by their king Tompolo.

”Apparently, the Ijaws are vexed that Ijaghala was captured by INEC and other Government official documents as an Itsekiri Community. The community, of course, warded off the pressure.

“Our position has always been that the three(3) units currently in Ijaghala community are an integral part of Mandagho Ward in Ugborodo federated communities. We cannot exit this Ward for any reason and Gbaramatu. If anything, we are pushing for a distinct Ward from our 3 units to be known as Ijaghala Ward.

Eyengho urged President Tinubu and Governor Oborevwori to call Tompolo to order and ensure he stops tormenting the people of Ijaghala and Kantu Communities with an alleged threat to forcefully evacuate and pulverize the communities if the leaderships refuse to abide by their “weird” and “insane” orders.

In a swift reaction, the National President of Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, Comrade Austin Ozobo warned the Itsekiri people to be mindful of their utterances saying,”Tompolo does not have any gun to threaten anybody or community.” In a chat with Our Correspondent,Ozobo said the Kantu, Ijaghala and Omadino Communities as claimed by the Itsekiris belong to the Gbaramatu-Ijaw people. He said, the Itsekiri people learn to live in peace with their neighbours who accommodated them. According to Ozobo, said the Itsekiri people are customary tenants of the Ijaws. He emphasized that,”Ijaws are the landlords of the Itsekiri.”

Tompolo’s Media Consultant, Dr. Paul Bebenimibo in a reaction dismissed the allegations raised by the Itsekiri people.

https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/12/delta-call-tompolo-to-order-itsekiris-cry-to-tinubu-oborevwori/

Power, money, influence.... The world is boiling.

In every corners of Nigeria, land grabbing dey occur...

Cry cry babies, you want to see your mummy.
That said, He who comes to seek equity and justice must come with clean hands.
Same way u claimed for Urhobo in Warri is what Ijaw is doing to you in una communities, first to do, no dey pain.

Make everybody carry him cross. Shebi we no dey hear.

Wahala no too much like this



People keep oppressing each other...

Tompolo is a government on his own. Courageous man

When una dey do una own nobody call Mr President o.. enjoy your breakfast.

Ijaws are the landlords of the Itsekiri.”

There's caste system in Delta too?

princeade86:
Tompolo is a government on his own. Courageous man

Una keep pushing this nonsensical narrative.

Even Tinubu is not untouchable.

chatinent:


Una keep pushing this nonsensical narrative.

Even Tinubu is not untouchable.

dey play. In this country, there are some people that are untouchable. Even tinubu that u mentioned, before he became president, during his bullion van saga, did u hear pim from efcc? So there are levels to things in this country oooooo.

chatinent:


Una keep pushing this nonsensical narrative.

Even Tinubu is not untouchable.

he is not aware Abacha and yardua died as seating presidents.aketi as a seating governor.

Esthered:
Ijaws are the landlords of the Itsekiri.”

There's caste system in Delta too?

Jekris started it.

Call him to order? Who's gonna help him win elections ?

Make ona dey play..

Tompolo himself ,government itsekiri is yoruba now.so they are actually tenants in ijaw land.

princeade86:
Tompolo is a government on his own. Courageous man

not hard to detect agba boys…………………………….

Tinubu to call government to order. Are you people okay? Someone who’s bigger than the government and you want one man to call him. Make una Dey play. How far with his EFCC case?

EFCC wey dey fear Tompolo, who be Tinubu? Mtscheeew

The Touts Traffic Control Agency on blue uniform by the traffic light @ Ekpan Link Road, Airport Road (Warri) are evil, They keep exploiting motorists, jump into people's vehicles like thieves and money exploited sent to their individual s. Please Delta State Government should come to our aid.

Nigeria has a country is giving a lot of people to misbehave without consequences cos if we are not together,some of the actions would have been declared as act of war .

Ok this is getting to many can't post in peace

A lawless country is subject to any kind of intimidation.

Esthered:
Ijaws are the landlords of the Itsekiri.”

There's caste system in Delta too?

No caste system, these two tribes are always at each other's throats.

As a Deltan, I have seen first hand how both tribes are always fighting about lands but the Itsekiris have had land issues with the Urhobos, Ijaws, Okpe and others who accommodated them in the past.

That's not a good look for them from my perspective.

chatinent:


Una keep pushing this nonsensical narrative.

Even Tinubu is not untouchable.

Who wan touch Tinubu. In Nigeria tiday6,after God na Tinubu.

coputa:



https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/12/delta-call-tompolo-to-order-itsekiris-cry-to-tinubu-oborevwori/

But all those lands and communities belong to ijaw people.. ijaws are accommodating .
You can't come from no where to another person land and be claiming land lords when you are not from there . Because ijaws are accommodating, you now want to rename the place and take it .

Before it was Olu of itsekiri now olu of warri and warri is an ijaw town and ijaw language

The Itsekiri should form alliance with IDF, end of story, Tinubu is banking on Tomopolo to deliver 10M votes for him so he won't intervene. Get IDF and see what happen next. Just a joke about IDF though, the state governor should be able to address this.

Livelystone01:

No caste system, these two tribes are always at each other's throats.

As a Deltan, I have seen first hand how both tribes are always fighting about lands but the Itsekiris have had land issues with the Urhobos, Ijaws, Okpe and others who accommodated them in the past.

That's not a good look for them from my perspective.

When you say accommodated them, were they migrants or displaced by war.....

But how people wey dey stay on top water (Ijaw) customarily go dey accommodate people wey dey stay for land (Itsekiri).

This matter sef dey funny person.

[/color]is tompolo stronger than Eddy nawgu, Ojukwu,saurdana of Sokoto, Aguiyi ironsi, Awolowo, Akintolo, Saddam Hussein or idi Amin. Abeg no let world reason you o. Stop overating him[color=#770077]

princeade86:
dey play. In this country, there are some people that are untouchable. Even tinubu that u mentioned, before he became president, during his bullion van saga, did u hear pim from efcc? So there are levels to things in this country oooooo.

Trouble dey sleep,yangan dey wake am,why crying for help now when they (itsekiris)are always quick to claim ownership of any place they find themselves

The Ijaws are the aggressors. They are expansionists.