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Evans Trial Suffers Set Back As Prison Authority Experience Fire Accident

The trial of a convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, known as Evans, was stalled today due to a fire incident which affected his transportation to Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos.

Evans is standing trial alongside alongside Joseph Emeka for attempted kidnap of the chairman of Young Shall Grow Motors, Chief Vincent Obianodo.

The court had on June 15 fixed today to hear the evidence of Obianodo, via zoom.

At the beginning of today’s proceedings, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo said that there was a fire incident which affected the transportation of the defendants.

“I was informed by the Officer in Charge of legal (OC) that there was fire incident which affected the transportation of the defendants.

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“For security reasons, the defendants can not be present in court,” the judge said.

The judge adjourned the case until July 25 for trial.

The court had on March 11 ordered Evans to engage a lawyer before the next date of adjournment or be ready to defend himself.

Evans and his accomplice are alleged to have killed one Ngozi Chijioke and attempted to kidnap and kill Obianodo.

According to the prosecution, Evans and Emeka committed the offence on Aug. 27, 2013, at Third Avenue in Festac Town, Lagos.

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The defendants pleaded not guilty to a seven-count charge of murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, attempt to kidnap and sale and transfer of firearms levelled against them.

The sister case before the court was also adjourned till July 25 for the second defendant to open his defense.

The court had on June 15 rejected the submission of the new counsel to Evans, Mr Amobi Nzelu to postpone the trial.

Evans is standing trial along Victor Aduba, an ex-soldier for allegedly kidnapping a businessman, Mr Sylvanus Ahamonu, and collecting a 420,000 dollars ransom from his family.

Evans had on Feb. 4 opened his defence and denied kidnapping Ahamonu and collecting 420,000 dollars ransom from his family.

Wahab Akinlade

Akinlade I. WAHAB is a dedicated journalist and the proprietor of I-WAHAB Media. He embarked on his career at Murhi International TV (MiTV) and subsequently joined Radio Nigeria as a Judicial Correspondent.With a profound interest in legal reporting, he currently holds the positions of Chairman at the National Association of Judicial Correspondents (NAJUC), Ikeja Branch, and Chairman at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Radio Nigeria Chapel.As the owner of I-WAHAB Media, he has successfully established Top Court News, a platform renowned for providing comprehensive coverage of court cases and legal developments, with the aim of promoting transparency within the judicial system.Akinlade's diligent work and unwavering commitment to ethical reporting have earned him immense respect within the Nigerian journalism community.

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