Evans and 15 of his gang members have so far been arrested and are facing 14 Substantive Cases (10 in Lagos and four in Edo State) carrying 52 charges of multiple murders, armed robberies, kidnappings, unlawful possession of firearms and unlawful possession of ammunition etc. Cases were filed by the Force Legal Department and Lagos State Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) before the Lagos State Highcourt, Federal High Court and Edo State High court Benin. It was gathered that today’s case is one of the 14 cases they will be arraigned and the remaining 13 cases relating to 13 more victims and other gang members of Evans not yet arraigned will come up on subsequent dates that the respective High courts and Federal High Courts will schedule In Lagos and Edo States. Detectives attached to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris Intelligence Response Team (IRT) had arrested the ‘most wanted’ suspected kidnapper in Nigeria few months ago. Evans, who was arrested in his mansion at Magodo estate, Lagos, was allegedly the brain behind most of the high profile kidnap cases across the country with his ransom takings running into billions of naira. Despite being on the police wanted list for years, he remained elusive until joint intelligence gathering by the Lagos State Police Command and the IRT led to his arrest. He was eventually arrested in his residence by the IRT team led by Abba Kyari, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, following a tip off. To Receive Free News Updates, Add To Your WhatsApp: 08033857245; For Adverts Enquiries, Call 08083609209, To Publish Your Articles Or News Stories, Email editor@skytrendnews.com. READ ALSO! Between GoDaddy And Namecheap: Making The Best Choice For Domain Name Registrar READ ALSO! Google Developing New Tools To Enhance Article Search For News Publishers On Subscription READ ALSO! The Internet’s Future Lies With Its Next Billion Users — Sundar Pichai, Google CEO READ ALSO! Nigerian Filmmaker, Zuriel Oduwole Makes Forbes List Of 100 Most Influential African Women READ ALSO! Woman Marries Her Son After Getting Pregnant For Him READ ALSO! Smartphone Sales Fall As Samsung, Apple Consolidate Market Share READ ALSO! The Smart CEO: Top 5 Websites To Get Cheap Domain Name Registration ]]>
