The Movement for the Emancipation of
the Niger Delta (MEND) has confirmed that the kidnap of Mr Ebikeme Clark, the
son of Chief E.K Clark, was actually a clever orchestrated fraud masterminded
by Ebikeme who stage-managed his own abduction.
A ransom of 500Million Naira was
paid by the Delta State Government from its security vote and was shared
amongst all those involved in this scam.
Mr Ebikeme is following in the
footsteps of his father where the Senior Clark is amongst those that hatched
the fraudulent Niger Delta Amnesty Programme which has only made billionaires
of a few thugs and him, at the detriment of millions of impoverished indigenes
and the peace and security in the region.
It is rather unfortunate that in a
desperate bid for relevance and extra funds to maintain a private jet, certain
unscrupulous persons, including the Delta State Police will conspire to deceive
Nigerians with a phantom abduction, release of the so-called hostage, influence
over kidnapers and arrest of suspects and denying the payment of a ransom which
has already been shared.
Jomo Gbomo
