- With the conclusion of
investigation into his alleged crime, Evans, the reported billionaire
kidnapper is to be arraigned in Lagos
- A police source is quoted as saying Evans will be arraigned in a court in Ikeja on Wednesday, August 30
- During the arraignment, Ademola Kazeem, the Attorney-General of Lagos state, is to lead the prosecution
Chukwudumeme
Onwuamadike, better known as Evans the alleged billionaire kidnapper,
is to make his first appearance, many weeks after his arrest, in a Lagos
court.
Evans is to appear on
Wednesday, August 30 before the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State High
Court, according to a report by Premium Times.
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, 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 does not have any information of the likely arraignment of Evans.
Evans was arrested in his Magodo Estate home in Lagos on June 10 by a special team led by Abba Kyari.
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He
will 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,
David Igbodo, the lawyer to the police on the case of fundamental
against the law enforcement agency in relation to Evans, said the
investigation into his alleged crime was almost concluded.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.“But
meanwhile investigations have almost been completed and very soon
Nigerians will be made to know what is the next line of action in the
case of Evans,” he said.
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NAIJ.com earlier reported that the speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has hinted that alleged notorious kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, better known as Evans, may be prosecuted in the state.
The
argument is that most of his alleged criminal activities were carried
out in Lagos state where he was also arrested in his Magodo estate
mansion.
He said: “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 said as a lawyer, the IGP respects the rights of citizens.
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“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.
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