Police authorities have moved the notorious
kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans, and his accomplices to the Force Investigation and Intelligence Department, Garki, Abuja for further investigations.
Punch correspondent learnt on Friday that the
suspects were brought from Lagos to Abuja
last Monday by men of the IG Intelligence
Response Team to ensure unhindered and
thorough investigation into their criminal
activities.
Sources said Evans was kept at the 'VIP wing'
of the police cell at the FCIID, Abuja, where
other notorious crime suspects were being
held. It was gathered that security had been
beefed up at the detention centre since the
crime kingpin was brought to the cell.
A source said more police operatives were
deployed in and around the facility to prevent
any security breach and to safeguard all the
detainees.
"Evans was brought to the FCIID on Monday
and since then, the atmosphere changed. You
now have more security personnel on duty as
part of measures to prevent any unpleasant
development. Some unidentified persons have
also been visiting the suspect," the source said.
Punch correspondent gathered that the police
investigators did not restrict access to the
suspect in order to profile those visiting him
and establish the link between them and the
kidnap kingpin.
Evans and six of his co-conspirators were
arrested in June, after policemen stormed the
kidnappers' den and engaged them in a gun
battle which lasted several hours.
Members of his gang usually kidnapped victims in Lagos State but they had also abducted prominent Nigerians from other parts of the country.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh
Moshood, could not be reached for comment
as calls to his phone failed to connect. He
had yet to respond to a text message sent to
him as of the time of filing this repor.
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