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Kidnapping: Court expresses concern over delay in Evans trial
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By Henry Ojelu
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the delay in the trial of kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a. Evans.
This followed the absence of prosecution witnesses in the two cases before her court which stalled the trial of the alleged kidnap kingpin.
Evans is being tried alongside a dismissed soldier, Victor Aduba.
The defendants are facing a four-count charge bordering kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms.
Evans and the dismissed soldier are accused of kidnapping Sylvanus Ahamonu, holding him hostage for nine weeks and collecting a ransom of $420,000 from his family.
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Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court has expressed worries over the delay in the trial of Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans.
The judge became worried and expressed concerns following the absence of prosecution witnesses in the two cases before her court.
The trial of Evans, the alleged kidnap kingpin and a dismissed soldier, Victor Aduba, was stalled on Wednesday.
Evans and Aduba are facing a four-count charge bordering kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms.
When the case resumed on Wednesday, the prosecutor Mrs O.A Bajulaiye-Bishi told the court that the prosecution was unable to serve the summons issued to the witness to testify because the lead prosecutor, Mr Yusuf Sule, was unwell.
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A police patrol team in conjunction with vigilante from the Ovwian/ Aladja Division in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State in a reprisal, have gunned down an armed robber as three others escaped from the superior fire power of the police.
The police also recovered one locally made double barrel pistol with two cartridges from the suspect.
The incident occurred on 16/3/2021 at about 2030hrs when the deceased and three others were robbing road users along Ovwian express junction.
The Delta State Acting Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Edafe Bright, confirmed the report in a statement signed and sent to DAILY POST.