Onwuamadike (aka Evans) has confessed that
the gunshot scar on his shoulder came from the
injury he sustained during a 2006 bank robbery in
Lagos.
This is contrary to his earlier claim that he got
the injury during a fracas following a drug
business in South Africa in 2007.
Evans, who was confronted with a newspaper
interview that indicated the scar was as a result
of a gun duel between him and his gang
members at the National Theatre in Surulere,
Lagos Mainland, admitted that he lied earlier.
According to the suspect, he and his gang
members robbed a bank in 2006. While sharing
the loot, there was a disagreement, which led to
a fight.
He admitted that they started shooting
themselves, adding that many of the robbers
died. He was seriously injured and abandoned by
the others.
The kingpin also admitted that he was arrested
by the police, adding that he and two others
were transferred to the Imo State Police
Command, where they were released.
The officer in charge of the Inspector General of
Police’ (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT),
Abba Kyari, an Assistant Commissioner of Police
(ACP), said: “Evans was confronted with the
interview on Sunday and he admitted that the
bullet wounds are from disagreement over
sharing of loot after bank robbery in Lagos in
- They shot one another and many gang
members died while Evans survived with bullet
wounds.”
A Superintendent of Police with the Band section
of the Police College in Lagos, simply identified
as Tina, reportedly sought to get the case being
put together against Evans after the bank
robbery dropped. Her attempt was rebuffed.
She reportedly travelled to Owerri from where a
report was sent requesting the transfer of Evans
to the command because of another case he
was involved in, which they claimed was under
investigation.
The kingpin was quietly released inOwerri. Tina
is believed to be related to Evans’ mother.
The Nation gathered that the police were out to
fish out all those who participated in the 2006
release of Evans and two of his gang members.
They are to be prosecuted.
It was also learnt that the police have begun a
manhunt for another soldier said to be a member
of Evans’ gang.
The soldier whose identity is yet to be revealed,
it was gathered, was attached to one of the
Army formations in Lagos.
A source said the police had the soldier’s names
and pictures, adding that they would leave no
stone unturned in arresting him.
“He should have been arrested on Saturday night
but we believe he might have gone into hiding
after his colleague, Victor Chukwunonso, was
caught. That was why the police high command
did not want to release information on the arrest
of Chukwunonso because there are so many
others being investigated.
“But I know he would be caught. Our bosses will
simply approach army authorities with evidence
and request that he be handed over to the
police.
“It is true that they have started looking for that
Tina woman and many other officers who were
serving at the Imo State Command at that time
that Evans was released. So many heads will roll
in this matter.”
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