Popular Alleged Kidnapper 'Evans' Returns to Lagos, Faces Arraignment Today
The popular alleged billionaire kidnapper, Mr. Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike otherwise known as Evans is to make his first appearance in a Lagos State court many weeks after his arrest.
Rostrum gathered that Evans will reportedly appear on Wednesday, August 30, before the Ikeja division of the Lagos High Court. The report quoted a source in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as saying "Evans is scheduled to appear before Justice Hakeem Oshodi as the Attorney-General of Lagos state, Adeniji Kazeem will lead the prosecution team".
However, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, the lawyer who filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit on behalf of Evans against the police at a federal court in Lagos, claimed he did not have any information of the likely arraignment of Evans.
It would be recalled that 'Evans' was arrested in his Magodo Estate home in Lagos on June 10 by a special team led by the Nigeria's government Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. He would now likely be prosecuted according to the anti-kidnapping laws of Lagos State and would be facing charges of armed robbery, kidnapping and murder among others.
On Tuesday 29th August 2017, Mr. David Igbodo, the lawyer to the police on the case of fundamental rights against the law enforcement agency in relation to Evans, said the investigation into his alleged crime was almost concluded.
According to the counsel “The case is a very controversial one, it is a sensitive case. The Inspector-General of Police devoted time, efforts, intelligence, and strategies to ensure that he was arrested. He beat strategies for the past six years. When he was arrested, it took time for the police to complete investigations and very soon, Nigerians will be made to know what is the next line of action for Evans.”
He further disclosed that as a lawyer, the IGP Mr. Ibrahim Idris respects the rights of citizens.
“He has been organising conferences and seminars for the Nigeria Police, both investigators and prosecutors, to make sure nobody is kept in custody beyond 24 or 48 hours without an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Inspector General of Police cannot keep Evans without a court order, there is a valid court order that is still subsisting as I speak with you for three months. You know Evans was arrested on the 10th of June; since when he was arrested till now, it’s not up to three months". he said.
The argument has been that most of the accused activities were carried out in Lagos State where he was also arrested in his Magodo Estate mansion.
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