Following the arrest of Nigerian notorious kidnapper and criminal mastermind, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, fresh reports has indicated that the Nigerian Police is under pressure to free him.
The report comes on the heels of the fresh arrest made in connection with the case as a serving Nigerian soldier was arrested as part of the kidnap kingpin’s gang.
Following the arrest of Evans at his mansion in Magodo area of Lagos, the billionaire kidnap kingpin who was found to own three mansions, one in Nigeria and two in Ghana has revealed that he made over $7 billion from the illegal kidnapping trade.
He further revealed that he was once a drug trafficker, a trade which led to him contracting colon cancer after one of his parcels burst in him.
Speaking on the pressure to free the notorious kidnapper who has been on the police wanted list for over seven years, the Acting Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Galadanshi Dasuki, on Saturday revealed that they will not release the criminal mastermind despite mounting pressure from some quarters.
Speaking at the Police Command Headquarters in Ikeja, Galadanshi Dasuki said: “Evans has been a kidnapper for a long time and has been on the wanted list of the Police in Anambra, Abuja, Enugu, Edo and Lagos states.
“He also has a criminal gang, some of whom have been arrested in Enugu and Lagos. But there are still more out there. Therefore, this needs a painstaking investigation
“Besides, we need to understudy him as well as debrief him. By so doing, we intend to use his tactics to get others. He will eventually be charged to court after investigation is concluded.”