Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike known as Evans the kidnapper has been sentenced to death
by a Lagos High Court on Thursday. At the sentencing by an Igbosere High Court in Lagos
Other charges against him are bordering on conspiracy, kidnapping, and unlawful possession of firearms.
Evans was docked with three other defendants — Joseph Emeka, Chiemeka Arinze, and Udeme Upon
He was apprehended by the Inspector General of police’s Intelligence Response Team led by Abba Kyari.
In 2013, Evans was declared wanted after he allegedly masterminded the attempted kidnap of Mr. Vincent Obianudo, a businessman who owns the popular ‘Young Shall Grow Motors.
The suspect was said to have carried out kidnapping operations for more than five years before he met his waterloo.
North Korea has sentenced a man to death for smuggling and selling copies of the South Korean dystopian series in the country. A high schooler has also been sentenced to life imprisonment for buying a drive containing the show.
According to Radio Free Asia, six other high schoolers who watched the series also got five years of hard labor while their supervisors, teachers, and school administrators have been fired.
“This all started last week when a high school student secretly bought a USB flash drive containing the South Korean drama Squid Game and watched it with one of his best friends in class,” a law enforcement source in North Hamgyong province told the RFA.
The friend told several other students, who became interested, and they shared the flash drive with them.”
This will reportedly be the first time the reclusive country is taking such harsh measures on minors under its laws penalizing the distribution of films from South Korea, among others.
The dystopian series directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, took the internet by storm in September after premiering on Netflix to instant acclaim. It follows the story of 456 heavily indebted people competing for 45.6 billion won ($38.3 million) of prize money in survival games.