Evans The Kidnapper Pleads Guilty To Two Count Charge

The suspected kidnapper, Chukwudumeme
Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, has
pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and
kidnapping.
Evans was arraigned alongside Uche Amadi, Ogechi
Uchechukwu, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwy, Chilaka
Ifeanyi and Victor Aduba on the two-count charge
before a judge of the Ikeja High Court.
Evans, Amadi and Nwachukwu pleaded guilty to the
charges while Uchechukwu, the only female
defendant, Ifeanyi and Aduba pleaded innocence.
The judge ordered that all the male defendants be
remanded at Kirikiri Maximum Prison while the
female defendant be kept at the Kirikiri Female
Prison.
He adjourned till October 19.
Evans (In White)
Lagos State AG Led Prosecution Team
According to the prosecution led by Mr Adeniji
Kazeem, the Lagos State Attorney-General and
Commissioner for Justice, Evans and his
accomplices committed the offence of conspiracy at
7.45 p.m. on February 14 on Obokun Street, Ilupeju,
Lagos.
The prosecution said the defendants between Feb.
14 and April 12 on Obokun Street, Ilupeju, while
armed with guns and other dangerous weapons ,
captured and detained Mr Duru Donatus.
According to Kazeem, the defendants collected a
ransom of 223,000 euros for the release of Donatius.
After the charges were read to them, Kazeem,
requested for the remand of the defendants.
“Following this arraignment, we will like to apply for
the defendants to be remanded in custody and
obtain trial dates for the ones that have pleaded not
guilty.
“While for those that have pleaded guilty, we will like
to lay out our statement of facts following which
Your Lordship will adjourn for sentencing,” Kazeem
says.
Evans & Co Case File
Evans & Other Suspects Counsel Speak
Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, counsel to Evans, Amadi,
Uchechukwu, Ifeanyi and Aduba told the court that
he and his team had not got the opportunity to
“confer” with his clients.
“With respect to the application from the learned
Attorney-General, we shall not be opposing same.
“However, the defence team just had the opportunity
of meeting our clients this morning in court for the
first time, we were just served with documents in the
open court this morning.
“All the defendants have since been in the custody
of the Police and we have not had the opportunity of
conferring with them regarding the offences which
are capital in nature,” Ogungbeje said.
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.
`While the third defendant shall be remanded in the
female wing of the Kirikiri Prison,”
“This case is adjourned to Oct. 19 for trial.

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