December 6, 2018
A police officer attached to the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, Idowu Haruna, on Wednesday narrated to a Special Offences Court how the alleged billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans shot the Chairman of the Young Shall Grow motors, Obianuju Vincent, in an attempt to kidnap him.
Haruna told the court that Evans and his gang members shot Vincent and killed two of his escorts.
Evans is standing trial alongside his co-defendants – Joseph Ikenna Emeka, 29, Chiemeka Arinze, 39, Udeme Frank Upong , 43 – on seven counts of murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to kidnap and selling of firearms.
Haruna while being led in evidence by the state counsel, Adebayo Haroun, said the incident occurred on August 27, 2013 at Third Avenue, Festac Town.
He said, “I recognise the defendants as those who attempted to kidnap the chairman of Young Shall Grow motors, Chief Obianuju Vincent, sometime in 2013.