The father of the suspected self-kidnapper had already paid N5.2 million ransom through a Bitcoin account belonging to Mr Lawrence.
He urged the public to disregard the report as it was misleading.
The presiding judge, Okogbule Gbasam, held that there was no proof that the Martin Amaewhule-led lawmaker defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The NSCDC’s spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, said the illegal bunkering site was located at Nembe/Odagwa Creek in the Etche LGA in Rivers.
Chief of Air Staff Hasan Abubakar has stressed the need for concerted efforts by all to flush out criminal elements from Delta and its environs.
Nigerian Army has begun a combat swimming contest for soldiers.
The police command in Delta says it killed a member of a three-man robbery syndicate in Ekpan, Uvwie LGA.
The Delta House of Assembly says it passed nine bills in one year.
Civil servants in Delta on Monday complied with the directives of the NLC and TUC to begin an indefinite strike.
The spokesman cautioned citizens to desist from any act that could be of economic sabotage to the nation.
