Nigerian kidnapping kingpin Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, widely known as “Evans\u201d, has been sentenced to life in prison.<\/p>\n
A judge in Lagos also sentenced two co-defendants to life for abducting businessman Donatus Dunu in 2017.<\/p>\n
The CEO of a pharmaceuticals firm was held for nearly three months before managing to escape and telling police about his ordeal. This enabled officers to catch Evans and his gang.<\/p>\n
An employee of Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd told the court in 2018 that he had paid a ransom of about $260,000 (\u00a3195,000) to the kidnappers for the release of his boss – but he had not been freed.<\/p>\n
Justice Hakeem Oshodi said the men showed no remorse for their crimes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe a lesson must be taught,\u201d he was quoted as saying when handing down the sentence<\/p>\n
For several years, gangs nationwide have been kidnapping both rich and poor people – and sometimes killing abductees whose families fail to pay, and often demanding more money once a first ransom has been paid.<\/p>\n
Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"