the kidnap son of Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark has regained his freedom from his captors. Ebikeme Clark was abducted last week by armed men and taken to unknown destination.
National Reformer gathered that he was release at the early hours of today in the Bomadi area of Delta State.
Meanwhile, Spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Barrister Eric Omare, reacting to the release said: “Some few hours ago, Mr. Ebikeme Clark, the kidnapped son of Former Federal Commissioner and Ijaw National Leader, Chief E. K. Clark regained his freedom. To the Ijaw Youth Council and Ijaw Youths who insisted on his unconditional release and joined forces with security agencies towards his release, this is a triumph of collective will against criminality.”
“This clearly demonstrates to the entire world and Nigerians in particular that crimes only thrive in a society when it is condoned and given tacit support by members of the society. The IYC believes that there is a valuable lesson to be learnt from this experience by Nigerians and the Nigerian government in the fight against crimes especially terrorism in the Northern part of the country,” it stated further.
It further said; “The IYC thank the Ijaw Nation and Niger Deltans in general for their resolve against criminality and call on other Nigerians to borrow a leaf especially in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency.
“We commend the efforts of Ex-Niger Delta Agitators led by Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo), Chief Boro Opudu, Vice Chairman of the Delta State Waterways Security Committee and members of the Delta State Waterways Security Committee towards the released of Mr. Ebikeme Clark. While expressing our appreciation to security agencies and the governments of Delta and Bayelsa States for their efforts, we once again call on oil companies and state governments in the Niger Delta region whose oil revenue has increased as a result of the cessation of militancy in the Niger Delta to live up to their responsibility of providing and creating jobs in the post amnesty era. The fight against kidnapping, oil theft and other social vices in the Niger Delta region cannot be successful without relevant stakeholders taking drastic steps to address the economic situation of our people. The training acquired by ex- agitators through the amnesty programme would not achieve its purpose without the provision of jobs for the beneficiaries. The IYC working with other ethnic nationalities of the Niger Delta in the coming days would constructively engage oil companies and states governments on performance of their responsibility of creating/provision of jobs in the post amnesty era.”
