Tag: evans
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‘Evans was forced to plead guilty,’ says lawyer, Ogungbeje
The lawyer representing suspected kidnapper Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans), Olukoya Ogungbeje, Wednesday alleged that his client was forced to plead guilty. In a statement issued after Evans pleaded guilty at his arraignment, the lawyer said his client would change his plea to not guilty when the case comes up for trial. Ogungbeje said Evans was…
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BREAKING: Notorious kidnapper, Evans pleads guilty, case adjourned to Oct 19
The notorious kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and kidnapping before a judge of the Ikeja High Court. Evans and five others were arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and kidnapping. SEE: Looking fresh: See photos of notorious kidnapper, Evans in court The judge ordered that all the…
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Looking fresh: See photos of notorious kidnapper, Evans in court
The notorious kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, is currently being arraigned before an Ikeja Division of the Lagos State High Court. *** BREAKING: Notorious kidnapper, Evans pleads guilty, case adjourned to Oct 19
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Police to arraign notorious kidnapper, Evans today
The notorious kidnapper, Chukwudi Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans will be arraigned today by the Police on 52 charges. According to Punch, the charges bordered on murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms. The suspect will be arraigned alongside his gang members at the Lagos State High Court. A Police official told Punch that the…
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Evans’ N300m damages suit: Police stall judgment with fresh application
A fresh application by the Nigeria Police on Tuesday stalled judgment on the N300 million fundamental rights suit filed by alleged kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, at a Federal High Court, Lagos. The Police had told the court that they did not authorise any lawyer to represent the organisation in the case. When the case…
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BREAKING: Fundamental rights suit: Billionaire kidnapper, Evans wins first case in court
…as trial continues Justice Abdulaziz Anka of a Lagos Federal High Court on Wednesday ordered that the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans against the Nigeria Police Force will proceed. Anka gave the ruling while dismissing the objections of counsel to the Nigeria Police Force, Emmanuel Eze,…
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Court rules on Evans’ fundamental rights suit Wednesday
The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed Wednesday, August 16, to rule on whether or not it will proceed to hear the N300m fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a. Evans. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Evans, through his lawyer, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, filed the suit to challenge his alleged…
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Court fines Evans’ lawyer N20,000 for professional misconduct
Suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans’ lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje was on Thursday slammed N20,000 “punitive cost” for professional misconduct. Justice Abdulazeez Anka of the Federal High Court, Lagos, said the cost must be paid before July 20. Evans’ fundamental rights case was billed to be heard by the Judge, but his lawyer wrote the…
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Nollywood unveils movie, “EVANS: The City of Crime” on billionaire kidnap kingpin
Believe it or not, this is a real thing. Nollywood is actually doing a movie based on Evans, the kidnapper who has been making headlines nationwide and it’s scheduled to come out next weekend. Nollywood has, over the years, made a habit of attempting to reenact real world events in movies — and it is…
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Evans still in our custody, ignore stories of his disappearance – Police tell Nigerians
Police authorities on Saturday dismissed insinuations that the suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly called Evans, had vanished from police custody in Lagos. TheNewsGuru.com reports that a national daily (The Sun) on its Saturday’s cover page alleged that Evans had been moved from his cell by about 30 heavily armed policemen, giving room to further…