Billionaire Kidnapper Evans Pleaded guilty, remanded in Kirikiri prison
Billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, has pleaded guilty to kidnapping charges brought against him by the Lagos State Government.
Evans was arraigned along side five others Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Okwuchukwu Nwachuckwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi and Victor Chukwunonso Aduba.
They were docked on a two count charge of conspiracy and kidnapping, preferred against them by Lagos State Evans, the second and fourth defendants pleaded guilty, while the third, fifth and sixth defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
The Lagos State prosecution led by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Adeniji Kazeem, in the charge stated that the defendants committed the alleged offence between February 14 and and April 12, 2017. He said that the incident took place at about 7:45pm, along Obokun Street, Ilupeju, Lagos.
The AG, also stated that on April 12, Evans alongside the other five defendants while armed with guns and other weapons captured, detained and collected a ransom of 223,000 Euros from one Duru Donatus for his release.
According to the prosecutor the offences committed is punishable under Sections 411 and 271 (3) of the Criminal law cap C17 laws of Lagos State 2015.
However when the charge was read to the defendants Evans and the second and fourth defendants pleaded not guilty to the two count charges against them.
While the third defendant a female alongside the fifth and sixth defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The vacation judge, Justice Hakeem Oshodi, asked the Attorney-General for his choice of prison for the defendants to be remanded.
“Maximum Kirikiri Prisons, My Lord,”Kazeem replied.
Remanding Evans and his alleged accomplices, Oshodi said:“ The first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth defendants shall be remanded in the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons.
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