Evans (L) and different members of his gang throughout their arraignment earlier than an Ikeja High Court for masterminding sequence of high-profile kidnapping within the Lagos on Wednesday (30/eight/17). 04655/30/eight/2017/Okoya Olatunde/HB/BJO/
Kidnap suspect Evans’ software searching for to quash the cost most well-liked towards him has been dismissed by the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Igbosere.
Evans is charged alongside three others: Joseph Emeka, Ugochukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba on five-counts bordering on conspiracy to kidnap, kidnapping and tried homicide.
In his software, the defendant (Evans) had acknowledged that all of the counts within the cost have been “grossly defective, repetitive and an abuse of court processes.”
Justice Akintoye acknowledged that the processes filed by each counsels to the case recognized three main points for dedication.
“Whether a prima facie case has been established, whether the charges are incompetent and whether the court has jurisdiction to entertain the charge,” she stated.
“Looking carefully on the proof of proof, a prima facie case has been established.
“The statement of one of the victims stated that Evans shot him with a gun, cleaned the wound by himself and asked the third defendant to look after him (victim).”
The choose additionally held that the cost was not an abuse of courtroom course of, including that each distinct offence ought to be charged individually.
But she acknowledged that the knowledge didn't offend the rule of duplicity as enshrined in Sections 152 and 153 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) of Lagos State.
The choose ordered the remand of all of the defendants and adjourned the case till September 13 for trial.