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Breaking: Evans Jailed for Life

Femi Ashekun/

Kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike aka Evans, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

An Ikeja High Court today convicted Evans alongside two others for conspiracy and kidnapping of a businessman, Donatus Duru.

The other two convicts are are Uche Amadi and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu.

According to Justice Hakeem Oshodi, the prosecution succeeded in proving the charge against the three convicts beyond reasonable doubt.

He, however, discharged and acquitted one Ogechi Uchechukw and two former soldiers, Chilaka Ifeanyi and Victor Aduba, saying the evidence against them was not sufficient enough.

More details later……

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