Court decides Evans’ applications to quash murder charges Nov. 10

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Akin Kuponiyi

A Lagos State High Court at Igbosere, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has fixed November 10 to rule on whether to quash the murder and illegal sales of firearms charges filed by the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions against alleged kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans or not.

The presiding Judge Oluwatoyin Taiwo fixed the date on Friday after hearing two applications filed by Evans, lawyer, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, challenging the competence of the two fresh charges and seeking to quash them.

The two fresh charges are different from one, involving kidnapping, on which Evans and his co-defendants were earlier arraigned on August 30, 2017 before Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Ikeja division of the Lagos court.

The Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution DPP last Monday attempted to arraign Evans and others on the two fresh charges, but the…

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