Evan Has Been Taken Back To Lagos By The Police, Set For Arraignment Today

- Alleged billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, is now set to make his first appearance in a Lagos court, many weeks after his arrest.

Evans is to appear today before the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State High Court.

The report by Premium Times quoted a source in the Nigeria Police as saying that Evans is scheduled to appear before Justice Hakeem Oshodi as the Attorney-General of Lagos state, Adeniji Kazeem, will lead the prosecution team.

When contacted, 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 today.

It would be recalled that Evans had denied any knowledge of the lawyer, and that he preferred to stay in police custody. 

Evans was arrested in his Magodo Estate home in Lagos on June 10 by a special team led by Abba Kyari.

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.

David Igbodo, the lawyer to the police on the case of fundamental against the law enforcement agency in relation to Evans, had on Tuesday, said the investigation into his alleged crime was almost concluded.

Igbodo 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.”

Igbodo said as a lawyer, the IGP 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.”

“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.”