A High Court in Ikeja, Lagos state has sentenced kidnap kingpin, Evans, and two others to life imprisonment
Evans, a billionaire kidnapper was sentenced to Life imprisonment over conspiracy and kidnapping.
Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja sentenced Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans, and his accomplices – Uche Amadi and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu to life imprisonment.
The court found Evans guilty of the kidnap of Mr Donatius Dunu, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
In a three-hour judgment, Justice Hakeem Oshodi found the three persons guilty of conspiracy and kidnapping.
The judge, however, discharged and acquitted the other co-defendants, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, an ex-soldier; and Victor Aduba, also an ex-soldier.
He held that there was no evidence linking them to the crimes.
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