BY Austin Ogwuda

Asaba—SIX accused persons, alleged to be involved in the kidnap of the son of Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, Mr. Ebikeme Clark, were yesterday, arraigned before an Asaba Chief Magistrate’s court in Delta State.
The suspects were brought to the court premises amidst tight security.

Arraigned were Melsore Prince, 21; Bosin Kevwe, 25; Arhavwarian Pius (no age indicated); David Emevor, 27; Sylvester Dio, 31 and Oghofa Joshua,  26 years.
No plea was taken and the court ordered that the accused persons be remanded in prison custody and adjourned till May 27, 2014 for mention.

The charge against the accused persons, read: “That you Prince, Kevwe, Pius, Emevor, Dio and Joshua, and others now at large, sometime in the month of March, 2014 at Little Paradise Hotel, Effurun in the Effurun magisterial district, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony, to wit: kidnapping, and thereby, committed an offence punishable under section 516(a) of the Criminal Code Cap C21 Vol. 1 Laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006.

*That you, Prince, Kevwe, Pius, Emevor, Dio and Joshua and others now at large, sometime in the month of March at Aladja in the Aladja magisterial district, did imprison one Mrs. Rose, in such  a manner as to prevent any person entitled to have access to her from discovering the place she was imprisoned and demanded and received from her relation the sum of N1.8 million before her release and thereby committed an offence under Section 3 (1) of the Delta State Anti-kidnapping/Anti Terrorism Laws No 8 of 2013.

*That you Prince, Kevwe, Pius, Emevor, Dio and Joshua and others now at large  April 2, 2014 at Kaigbodo town in the Ogbe-Ijoh magisterial district did imprison one  Ebikeme Clark in such a manner as to prevent those entitled to have access to him form discovering the place he was imprisoned and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 3 (1) of the Delta State Anti-kidnapping and Anti-Terrorism Laws No 8 of 2013.”