Convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans and his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, have reportedly opted for a plea bargain on an amended charge of murder and attempted kidnapping brought against him.
The prosecution’s lead counsel, Yusuf Sule, revealed this on Thursday before Justice Adenike Coker of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, stating that the defendants have opted for a plea bargain.
“We have an amended charge, my Lord, because the fourth defendant has been convicted while the third defendant died in prison. We shall be asking for another date for the re-arraignment of the two defendants,” he said, when the matter came up for hearing.
Evans and his co-defendant were set to be re-arraigned on a five-count amended charge of murder, attempt to murder, conspiracy to commit felony to wit.
The re-arraignment, however, could not take place due to the absence of Evan’s counsel.
The prosecution then told the court that the defence counsel was aware of the re-arraignment and that the second defence counsel, Nelson Onyejaka, was in court.
