Tag: Kidnapper
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Sleeping on duty: Kidnapper high on Tramadol arrested while unconscious in victim’s house
Men of the State Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) in Ondo State, have arrested a member of a kidnapping gang in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of the state, who had been sleeping since Sunday evening before his arrest. The suspect who had slept for over 24 hours after his arrest at the scene of the…
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Drama as pastors refuse to officiate at burial of 82-year-old kidnapper
Local pastors on Friday refused to officiate at the burials of an 82-year-old kidnapper, Wangari Muturi Karanja and her nephew, Sammy Mwangi Kang’ethe, 26, in Irewa village, Kiharu, Muranga County in Kenya. Karanja, Kang’ethe and another man from Njumbi village in Mathioya constituency had been shot dead when armed police stormed the grandma’s home in…
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How I paid Evans 232,000 euros for release of my boss – witness
An employee of Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Mr Uchenna Okagwu, on Friday told an Ikeja High Court how he paid 232,000 Euros (about N99.76 million) to alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, to secure the release of an abductee. Okagwu said that he paid the sum to the Nnewi, Anambra-born kidnapper, to secure the release…
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Drama as notorious kidnapper, Evans refuses to come down from ‘Black Maria’
There was mild drama at the Igbosere High Court on Monday after notorious kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans refused to come down from the prison van, otherwise known as Black Maria. TheNewsGuru.com gathered that Evans, who is currently facing charges bordering on conspiracy to kidnap and attempted murder, was expected to appear in…
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Police kills suspected kidnapper in Ogun
Luck ran against a member of a kidnap syndicate terrorising Ilaro and its environs in the early hours of Friday Feb. 2, when he was shot dead by men of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad led by Uba Adam. The gang was said have kidnapped one Sanni Dan Nasarawa and tied him for seven days in…
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Police arrest kidnapper, recover arms in Zamfara
The Police Command in Zamfara has arrested a suspected kidnapper and cattle rustler, Musa Abdullahi a.k.a Gaugai, the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Muhammad Shehu, has said. Shehu disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday. He said the arrest was part of the command’s sustained efforts to rid the state…
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Alleged kidnapper of CBN governor’s wife dies in Police custody
A suspect, Umar Abubakar, who, in September 2016, allegedly led four others to kidnap Margaret, the wife of the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has died in police custody. Abubakar, also known as Kerewa, was said to have died due to the injuries he sustained during a gun duel with policemen in…
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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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Meet Ogungbeje, the controversial Evans’ lawyer everyone is talking about
A lawyer who prides himself in picking up unpopular cases, Voice Olukoya Ogungbeje, has been in the news for choosing to defend notorious billionaire kidnap and armed robbery kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike aka Evans. Ogungbeje, the head of Lawflex Chambers and the Chairman of Voice Vanguard, made the headlines when he filed a fundamental rights suit…
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‘Stop calling me billionaire, I only have few thousands,’ notorious kidnapper Evans reveals
Notorious kidnap kingpin, Evans, has cautioned the media against addressing him as a billionaire. He noted that most of the monies he collected as ransom from his victims were shared amongst his gang members while he invested his shares in properties. Evans told Tribune Newspapers that it would be foolishness to carry monies collected from…