The lawyer representin popular kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans has withdrawn his representation from all criminal charges against his client.
Barrister Olukoya Ogungbeje declared that his decision to withdraw as counsel to Evans were “for personal reasons.”
“For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state categorically that we have fought a good fight this far despite repeated and sustained threats to my life and my defence lawyers,”Ogungbeje said in a statement made available today.
“I dare say we have no regrets whatsoever having conducted the criminal charges involving our client this far.”
Onwuamadike is an alleged billionaire kidnapper who led gangs that abducted several Nigerians for years and got billions from the evil business.
It may be recalled that Evans was caught in a quite dramatic scene and reports of his arrest broke the internet owing to the fact that he had been declared wanted over the years.
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