A Lagos High Court, Ikeja yesterday ruled there is no proof that the alleged kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a (Evans) was tortured by members of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team and the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Evans is standing trial alongside Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba. The court is not unmindful that the first defendant said he was slapped; cigarettes extinguished on his hands and saw people being murdered by the police. The statement is hereby admitted and marked Exhibit B.”The Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP, Ms. Titilayo Shitta-Bey however prayed the court for an adjournment due to the absence of prosecution witness, Inspector Idowu Haruna in court. She said, “It is unfortunate that the prosecution witness is not in court, we pray the for an adjournment.

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2019 04:30 UTC