Arrest warrant issued for former Niger Delta militant Tompolo

Nigerian authorities issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for a former militant leader from the oil-producing Niger Delta region after he failed to appear in court to face corruption charges, high court officials said. Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, was a leader of rebels in the Delta region in the early 2000s. Fears that the volatile region could erupt again rose after Muhammadu Buhari, a northern Muslim, beat the incumbent Goodluck Jonathan, a southern Christian, on an anti