Nigeria: Kidnapper Evans Sentenced to 21-Year Imprisonment

The Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos Justice has on Monday sentenced kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, and his co-defendant, Victor Aduba, to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping one Sylvanus Hafia.

They were accused of conspiring and kidnapping Sylvanus Ahanonu Hafia at about 5:30 pm on June 23, 2014, at Kara Street, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos. They were alleged to have captured and detained Hafia and demanded a ransom of $2million.

Cuffed Evans, the convicted kidnapper

They pleaded not guilty to the four charges.

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Delivering the sentence, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo held that the sentence would serve as a deterrent to other aspiring kidnappers.

Details shortly…

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