By Adesina Soyooye
For the notorious kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popular as Evans, it is life behind bars till the end of his miserable life.
On Friday, February 25, the Honourable Justice Hakeem Oshodi sentenced him and two others to life imprisonment. His life-sentence colleagues are: Uchenna Amadi and Okechukwu Nwachukwu.
They were charged by the Lagos State Government over the kidnapping of Donatus Duru, the Managing Director of Maydon Pharmaceuticals. Duru was kidnapped at about 7.45pm along Obokun Street, in the Ilupeju area of Lagos in February 2017.
In condemning Evans, Justice Oshodi said that the convict tried to lie himself out of his heinous crime but that the video evidence of his confession before the Police was damning.
He noted that there was no sign of torture on his body, and that Evans freely confessed to his crime, and was even laughing about it while mentioning the names of his colleagues in crime. Even in the dock, the Judge noted, Evans showed no remorse.
Oshodi: ” He was seen freely laughing and willingly answered questions. A close look at his body showed no sign of torture. He did not look unkempt. He is seen laughing even when he was told that he must be a rich kidnapper.
“He showed no remorse in the dock and tried to lie his way out of the crime despite video evidence.”
Evans collected the sum of 223,000 Euros from Duru before he agreed to release him.
He was arraigned on August 17, 2017, after his arrest in his house at the high brow Magodo GRA, Phase 2, Lagos.
Evans is also facing other charges of kidnapping and alleged murder before the Honourable Justices Oluwatoyin Taiwo and Justice Adedayo Akintoye both of the Lagos High Court.
