Evans faces 21 years in prison as he pleads guilty

The case before Justice Hakeem Oshodi was adjourned to October 19 as the 6 suspects were remanded in Kirikiri Prisons (Apapa, Lagos).

Arraigned for kidnapping Mr. Donatus Duru on February 14 and collecting  €223,000 ( about N100 million) on April 12, 2017, Evans faces long years in prison.

For kidnapping, here’s what section 269 of Lagos State Criminal Code 2015 recommends:

(1) Any person who unlawfully captures and detains another against his will is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for ten years.

(2) For the purpose of subsection(1) of this Section a person is detained against his will when he is detained in such a manner as to prevent him from applying to a court for his release or from revealing to any other person the place where he is imprisoned, or in such a manner as to prevent any person entitled to have access to him from discovering the place where he is imprisoned.

(3) Where a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) of this Section demands a ransom for the release of the person detained, the offender is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for twenty one years.

And for conspiracy, section 411 states:

Any person who conspires with another to effect any of the following purposes;

(1) prevent or defeat the execution or enforcement of any Act or Law;

(2) cause any injury to the person or reputation of any person, or to depreciate the value of any property of any person;

(3) prevent or obstruct the free and lawful disposition of any property by it’s owner for its fair value; or

(4) injure any person in his trade or profession, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and liable to imprisonment for two years.