Alleged Kidnap: Court orders OPD to defend Evans

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court has ordered the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender to takeover the defence of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans.During resumed proceedings yesterday, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo informed the court that his team placed a phone call to the law chambers of Ladi Williams and Co, who represented Evans’ on the last court hearing to know the whereabouts of Evans’ counsel.

Some of the lawyers who have represented Evans include Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, Mr Noel Brown and Mr Olanrewaju Ajanaku. “There are five other defendants with different counsel, the interest of the first defendant is not superior to those of the other defendants. Following the judges ruling, Evans co-defendants -Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba filed no-case submissions asking the court to dismiss the charges against them.The defence counsel Messrs Roger Adewole, Olanrewaju Ajanaku, M.C Izokwu and Emmanuel Ochai told the court that no prima facie case has been made against the defendants by the state.Responding, the Attorney General asked the court to dismiss the no-case submissions of the four co-defendants.

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