Billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudi Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans has revealed how he secured the apartments he used as hideouts for his kidnapping business.
Evans, 36, who claimed he secured his hideouts for a sum between N750,000 and N1million annually revealed that he regrets removing his camp from Jakande Estate as the place is a good location.
The father of fice while speaking to investigators revealed that his Jakande Estate hideout located at Green street was good for business.
He further added that his regrets extends to the escape of one of his victims whom he had earlier told his boys to release.
He said: “I only have three camps; one in Igando, another in Jakande and one in Gowon Estate.
“The one in Jakande, I rented it for N750,000 a year, that was in 2010. For the Igando house, I rented it for N1 million.
“I don’t go to the camps because I have my boys on the ground. They give me information on a daily basis.
“Jakande was the place where I kept Udoji, a businessman. Five others were also kept there and I collected millions from them.
“I collected $1 million from Udoji. Emesbose paid $300,000 while another person I can’t remember, paid $250,000.
“I kept just two victims in Igando: Chief Umeh and Chief Donatus Duru who, escaped from the house. We collected 23 million euros from the family. Actually, we were demanding for 300 million euros.
“We were expecting the balance but since the family did not bring it, I told my boys to release him, but they kept holding him. I was sad when my boys called that Duru escaped from our camp.
“Jakande was a good location for business, but I had to leave that place as soon as I noticed that people were becoming suspicious.
“I moved to Igando after Jakande. If I had known, I would have been using the place. See what has happened to me at Igando.”