Nigerian Police abort plans by kidnap kingpin, Evans, to escape from prison

The Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) has formed a heavy security ring around Kidnapping suspect, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, aka Evans following his recent plan to escape from prison. According to the Nation, police detectives, especially those in the Intelligence Unit, aborted his plot.

Evans who was arrested in June this year, allegedly planned to give between $50,000  and $100,000 to one of the guards manning his cell to facilitate his escape. A police source said Evans was allegedly coordinating his escape bid with some members of his gang by telephone which he obtained through “suspicious” means.

“When Evans was in our custody, he tried to escape but we were able to abort all his plans. We discovered that he had access to phones which were hidden in the middle of loaves of bread, eba, semovita and so on. He was making calls from these smuggled phones in the middle of the night, making arrangements with some yet to be identified members of his gang to arrange for his escape. We intercepted how he was luring one of the guards with about  $50,000 to $100,000. He wanted an insider to serve as informant to him and members of his gang.”

The kidnapping kingpin is standing trial before an Ikeja High Court for alleged conspiracy and kidnapping alongside five others namely Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi and Victor Aduba. They are currently being remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons.