Suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike aka Evans,
yesterday revealed why he did not operate in South-West states apart
from Lagos.
This was even the police yesterday said the suspect
would soon
be charged to court on charges of alleged murder, kidnapping
and armed robbery.
Evans said he preferred to operate in Enugu, Abia, Lagos and Edo states.
But, according to him, since he is from Anambra State, he decided not
to carry out robbery or kidnapping operations in the state.
He said;
“Police tracking located me in Anambra State, but it was not because I committed robbery or even kidnapped anyone there.
If I kidnapped someone in Lagos, I sometimes go to Anambra State to
collect the ransom, just to avoid detention.” Challenged that he once
carried out simultaneous robbery operations in Oyo State in 2010, where
three banks were raided, Evans shrugged. “No! I have never operated in
any Yoruba state, let alone Oyo State. I have never operated there;
Lagos is my state. I mostly operated from Lagos.
Moreover, I also didn’t like operating in Yoruba states because I don’t
know my way around there. I don’t know the terrains. It is not right to
go where you don’t know, except you have someone that can lead you,” he
said.
Yesterday, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr. Jimoh Moshood,
said investigations into the alleged crimes against Evans and his gang
members had reached advanced stages.
He added that the judicial process for his conviction or otherwise, will “soon begin before a court of competent jurisdiction”.
