BENIN CITY—ONE Victor O. Ayemere, a manager in one of the new generation banks in Benin City, has been arraigned before the Magistrate’s Court in Benin City, for alleged threat to life/attempted kidnapping.
Mr. Ayamere was arrested by the Police in Edo State following a petition by one Mr. Emekeme Joseph who alleged that the Bank Manager had in October, 2013, gave false information to the police, portraying the petitioner as a kidnapper and in effect threatened his life.

However, the Bank Manager was arraigned yesterday by the Police Prosecutor before Magistrate   P.E.Asemota and he pleaded not guilty.
The charge read, “that you Victor O. Ayemere on 2nd day of October, 2013 in Benin City at the Oredo Magistrate’s district reported a case of threat to life/ attempted kidnapping to the Commissioner of Police, Edo state Command through a written petition dated 2/10/2013, against Emekeme Joseph, knowing same to be false and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 125 (a) of the criminal code cap 48 Vol.laws of defunct Bendel State of Nigeria 1976 as applicable in Edo state of Nigeria”.
The accused pleaded not guilty and the matter was adjourned till 17 of February, 2014.