Kidnappers abduct Ijaw leader Edwin Clark's son from their family home in Delta State

Kidnappers abduct Ijaw leader Edwin Clark's son from their family home in Delta State

Posted by Sylvester on Friday, April 4, 2014 0

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NIGER Delta leader Chief Edwin Clark has become the latest victim of kidnappers after abductors seized his son from their home Kiagbodo in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State yesterday.

Ebike Clark, the Ijaw leader's son, was seized by gunmen yesterday and whisked away in a speedboat through the Kiagbodo River, connecting Ramos and Forcados Rivers in Bayelsa and Delta states. Delta State police commissioner Ikechukwu Aduba, confirmed the abduction, adding that a search operation has already begun.

Mr Aduba added: “One of the suspects is already with us and we have spread our dragnets to pick up others and secure his release. I can assure you that they will be no place for them to hide.”

On February 23, kidnappers abducted President Goodluck Jonathan's cousin Chief Inengite Nitabai in Bayelsa State and demanded a ransom fee of N500m (£1.8m). Last month Chief Inengite, 70, was released unharmed after intense negotiations and it is believed that the two sides reached a compromise on how much was to be exchanged.

Over recent years, kidnapping for ransom has been a booming industry in Nigeria, with the families of government officials particularly targeted. Chief Clark, who served as a federal minister in the 1970s, has been a dominant figure in Nigerian politics since independence and is one of the most influential politicians in the Niger Delta.
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