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| Evans on his way to court |
The billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans,has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and kidnapping before the presiding judge, Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Ikeja High Court.
Earlier on Tuesday, a Lagos Division of the Federal High Court adjourned till September 5 to hear arguments from Evan’s lawyer and police lawyers on why he should not deliver judgment on the fundamental rights application brought by Evans.
Justice Abdulaziz Anka had initially fixed Tuesday to deliver judgment on the suit but a lawyer to the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force, David Igbodo, appearing for the first time since the hearing began, said he had filed a counter affidavit before the court. “It will be an injustice for judgment to be delivered without hearing our own side,” Mr. Igbodo, Commissioner of Police (Legal Section), said.
Later, when he spoke to journalists outside the courtroom, Mr. Igbodo said police investigation into the Evans’ case was “almost complete.” “The case is a very controversial one, it is a sensitive case,” he said.
Court Adjourned till October 19
