Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike

Mr Victor Okpara, counsel to alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans), on Thursday said that the police hastily paraded the suspect without obtaining a statement from him.

Okpara made the claim at the resumed trial of Onwuamadike on Thursday before an Ikeja High Court.

Thursday’s proceedings involved two trials – a trial-within-trial for the attempted kidnapping of Chief Vincent Obianodo, the Chairman of the Young Shall Grow Motors, and trial for kidnap of a businessman, Mr. Sylvanus Ahamonu.

In the Obianodo case, Onwuamadike is being tried alongside Joseph …