The Lagos state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has signed
into law, the state kidnapping prohibition bill, 2016 which prescribes
Life Imprisonment or death penalty for the offence of Kidnapping and
forceful extortion in Lagos State, meaning that the recently arrested
kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, a.k.a. Evans may get a life
imprisonment or death penalty sentence.
The law provides for death penalty for kidnappers whose victims die in
their custody, and life imprisonment for the act of kidnapping.
He said that kidnapping had become a major threat to the safety of
residents and, therefore, required decisive action by the government.
“This law imposes a penalty of life imprisonment for kidnapping for
ransom. “The law stipulates that, where a victim dies in the course of
kidnapping, the suspect is liable on conviction to death. “Security is
of utmost importance to our administration, and we are confident that
this law will serve as a deterrent to anybody who may desire to engage
in this wicked act within the boundaries of Lagos State. “Our justice
system will be required to execute this law in absolute and make sure
that any criminal caught faces the full wrath of the law,” he said.
Recall that Evans himself had advised kidnappers or intending ones to
desist from the act, saying it does not pay any longer. He had said that
if he can be caught, then nobody can escape the police being that the
force has improved greatly in her anti-crime fight.
Evans, a billionaire kidnap kingpin had successfully coordinated and
masterminded several high profile kidnappings and armed robberies within
Lagos, Anambra and Enugu States. According to him, “My advise to them
is that as they are watching me standing here with policemen, they
should stop everything about that, it doesn’t pay.” He gave the advise
to other kidnappers while leading police operatives to two houses in
Ejigbo and Igando areas of Lagos state where he keeps his victims until
huge ransoms are paid. According to him, he keeps most of his victims in
the two houses for months. He said he even pays up to seven hundred
thousand Naira, (700,000) yearly for a three bedroom flat çells’ where
the victims are kept. Upon departure from Igando area Evans had opined,
“The Nigeria Police is not what it is used to be. They are far more
advanced than they were. If they could arrest me, there is no criminal
they can’t arrest.”
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