Kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike aka "Evans", has told the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja that he has not been fed well in prison.
Evans said the last time he was fed by the Nigerian prison authority was five days before his appearance in court on Friday, November 17, 2017 during the continuation of his trial before Justice Hakeem Oshodi.
The other defendants are: Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, and Victor Chukwunonso Aduba.
"This is unfair, I have not been given food and change of clothes. I was not given the opportunity to bathe since Wednesday. They locked us in one place, no food and no water to bathe. The last we were fed was when a wife of one of us brought food" he lamented.
Evans' counsel Olukoya Ogungbeje, and Aduba's lawyer, Emmanuel Ochai, also attested to the fact that their clients are being starved.
Ogungbeje sought permission to go buy food for his clients, pleading that only a living person can stand trial.
Ogungbeje said; "apart from being starved my lord, they are locked up in solitary confinement with no access to anybody. If this continues, they may not be in the right frame of mind to continue the trial".
Having listened to the reactions, the presiding judge ordered the prosecutor, Ms. Titilayo Shittay-Bey, to investigate the accusation.
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"The Director of Public Prosecution should please investigate these allegations. A defendant is innocent until he is proven guilty by a competent court," he said.
The Lagos State Prosecutor, Shitta-Bey, in her response told the court that the prosecution would promptly investigate the allegations.
The judge thereafter adjourned the matter until January 19, 2018, for cross-examination of the first witness and continuation of trial.
Frederick Eson ·
Is Nigeria really a zoo as Kanu said. The title accorded a kingpin kidnap and the demand of his requirement by him is an encouragement to would be kidnap. When in kidnapper environ, demanding what u want risk being shot. Lot of citizen has lost their lives due to this man similar kidnapper
I am so surprise he does feel pain ( hunger pain).
If Nigeria will not end up being label a zoo, our law maker and law enforcement agent need to up their game. It is a mockery for a kingpin like these taking advantage of our citizen gullibilty. It is a shame enforcement system not acting fast enough in their deliberation. Someone must be making money to the disadvantage of our Nation.
If we are to tackle head on these criminal we need to change the game. The law must be executed to it conclusion and fast, billionair or no billionair.
When a poor man still a loaf of bread he or she end in prison so fast. Fairness must prevail. EFFCC must keep watch of the players in these process.
I am so surprise he does feel pain ( hunger pain).
If Nigeria will not end up being label a zoo, our law maker and law enforcement agent need to up their game. It is a mockery for a kingpin like these taking advantage of our citizen gullibilty. It is a shame enforcement system not acting fast enough in their deliberation. Someone must be making money to the disadvantage of our Nation.
If we are to tackle head on these criminal we need to change the game. The law must be executed to it conclusion and fast, billionair or no billionair.
When a poor man still a loaf of bread he or she end in prison so fast. Fairness must prevail. EFFCC must keep watch of the players in these process.
Kidnap kingpin complains about lack of food, water in prison
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