
During his interrogation, he confessed on how he bullied a Lagos
transport magnate to pay him $1 million to avoid his kidnap but the
transport magnate, ended up parting with less than that amount.
He said that the plot to kidnap the transporter was hatched in 2013
and he stopped threatening the businessman once the agreed sum in
dollars was paid.
The suspect, who is gradually adapting to life in police custody
and has started eating, claimed that a close aide of the transporter
provided all the information he required about the victim.
According to a source,
“He has started laughing and feeling relaxed now, unlike before. He
eats rice sold by one of the caterers at the station and drinks only
bottled water. He insists that his wife knew what he was doing for a
living and even used to collect ransom for him.”
The Nation gathered yesterday that although Evans still agonises about his condition in police cell, he finds time to smile and joke with his cell mates and interrogators.
The Nation gathered yesterday that although Evans still agonises about his condition in police cell, he finds time to smile and joke with his cell mates and interrogators.
The Nation reports that a source revealed that,
“Evans said that the native doctor who prepared charms for him is a
traditional ruler and that he usually collected 10percent of the money
generated.
“He pleaded that Eze (native doctor/monarch) should not be
arrested. He said whenever they went for an operation without telling
the juju man, he always knew and would confront him. He said that the
native doctor most times knew he was planning something and would tell
him to stay away if he foresaw danger.
“He also said he heard of the kidnap of Ikenga Nnewi but that he
was not responsible for it. He said that he knew something bad would
happen the week he was arrested but he didn’t know the exact thing.
“The kidnapper said he was planning to travel abroad because he
knew police were looking for him. Evans said he was able to evade arrest
over the years because the charms his native doctor prepared made him
invincible to those who wanted to hurt him.”
He claimed that he never cheated members of his gang and that he usually performed sacrifices before and after each operation.
Evans begged government to spare his life but is free to confiscate all his wealth and properties.
He craves a fresh lease of life to enable him turn a new leaf.
“Evans claims that he never assaulted any of his kidnap victims.
That he didn’t rape the women and never slapped any of the men. He said
he only chained them and ensured their families paid the demanded
amount.
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