Notorious kidnapper, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, popular known as Evans has said in court he is not a kidnapper, but a businessman who deals in ornaments and Horlicks.
Evans protested against all claims that stated he is a kidnapper leveled against him by the Lagos State Government on Tuesday.
His case was led in evidence by his defense counsel, Victor Okpara, saying he was a legitimate businessman.
He further argued that his nickname was not Evans and that he was forced to confess to being a kidnapper after police killed four people in his presence extrajudicially in an attempt to force him to confess.
“I live at Fred Shoboyede Street, Magodo Phase II, Lagos. I am a businessman and I deal in ornaments and Horlicks. My lord, my name is not Evans and I don’t have a nickname,” he said.
Evans also said he had never met his five co-defendants before being captured by the authorities, except on the day they were paraded as members of a kidnapping gang by the police at Area F Police Command in Ikeja, Lagos.
The lawsuit was adjourned till November 5 so that the final written addresses could be adopted.
