Billionaire kidnapper Evans risks death penalty as kidnapping Ambode signs bill into law

- The Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has signed kidnapping prohibition bill into law

- The Billionaire kidnapper Evans may risk death penalty or life imprisonment according to the provision of the new law

- The governor said the law was enacted to address key issues bordering on security

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 offense or ontvoering 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.

Vanguard reports that the law provides for death penalty for kidnappers whose victims die in their custody, and life imprisonment for the act of kidnapping.

24repoters.com  gathered that the Lagos State House of Assembly passed the bill on March 5, 2017.

Billionaire kidnapper Evans risks death penalty as kidnapping Ambode signs bill into law

The governor said that the law was enacted to address key issues bordering on security.

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 could 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 advice to them is that if they are watching me standing here with policemen, they should stop everything about that, it does not pay."

He gave the advice 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 Ransom are paid.

According to him, he keeps most of his victims in the two houses for months.

He said he even paid up to seven hundred thousand naira (700,000) yearly for a three bedroom flat cells' where the victims are kept. Upon departure from Igando area Evans had opined, "The Nigeria Police is not what it used to be. They are far more advanced than they were. If they could arrest me, there is no criminal they can not appeal. "

24repoters.com  had earlier reported that Evans' wife, Uchenna Precious Onwuamadike further revealed that the proceeds of her husband's criminal escapades were stored in one of Nigeria's top banks, Guaranty Trust Bank, GTB.

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