The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has filed fresh 22 charges bordering on stealing, money laundering and advanced fee fraud to the tune of N22,765,900,000.against ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly called Tompolo, and 12 others.
The EFCC also listed 25 witnesses that will testify against Tompolo and his 12 co-suspects when the trial begins.
The charges were said to be filed eight days after Justice Ibrahim Buba had ordered for the arrest of Tompolo for failing to appear at the court on January 14, 2016 to take his plea on a separate 40 count charge of an alleged N34bn fraud filed earlier against him alongside nine others by the EFCC.
Notable among the witnesses are officials of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, and officials of the Bureau of Public Procurement, seven EFCC investigators, officials of the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development.