Defence Authorities on Monday disclosed that it is neither interested in Tompolo nor his exile from the country as its main goal is to locate the Niger Delta Avengers and their sponsors.
Speaking on Monday, the Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar revealed that it is committed to fishing out the perpetrators of the attacks on the petroleum facilities in the Niger Delta region.
He said: “The people we are after are those perpetrators and their sponsors. We are not after Tompolo himself; we are after the perpetrators and their sponsors. And if he is one of them, well, but we are not particular about him.
“We are after the Avengers and their sponsors. And all the measures that we are putting in place are geared towards apprehending the perpetrators, whoever they think they are. And we will not rest till we get that done.
“We are not particular about anybody. We are after the group that has been attacking oil facilities. We will be completely resolute. We will be systematic in doing that.”