Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, and his co-defendant, Victor Aduba, were sentenced to 21 years in jail on Monday by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court for kidnapping one Sylvanus Hafia.
They were accused of planning and kidnapping Sylvanus Ahanonu Hafia at 5:30 p.m. on June 23, 2014, near Kara Street, Amuwo Odofin in Lagos, and of capturing and detaining Hafia and demanding a $2 million ransom. They pleaded not guilty to the four-count accusation, however.
The judge reasoned that the sentence would deter other would-be kidnappers.
