Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, billionaire kidnapper
better known as Evans, has expressed regret over his
decision to relocate from his camp in the Jakande area
of Lagos to a place in Igando, another suburb in the
state.

Speaking when detectives led him to his camps in both
places, Evans said the place he kept captives at Green
Street, Jakande Estate, was good for business.

The man, who has been described as the most
“notorious” kidnapper in the country, said he relocated
from Jakande because people got suspicious of his
shady deals.

He also disclosed the identity of some of the victims he
kept at Jakande and the ransom he got from them.

“I only have three camps; one in Igando, another in
Jakande and one in Gowon Estate. The one in
Jakande, I rented it for N750,000 a year, that was it in
2010. For the Igando house, I rented it for N1 million,”
he said.

“I don’t go to the camps because I have my boys on
the ground. They give me information on a daily basis.

“Jakande was the place was where I kept Udoji, a
businessman. Five others were also kept there and I
collected millions from them.

“I collected $1 million from Udoji. Emesbose paid
$300,000 while another person I can remember, paid
$250,000.

“I kept just two victims in Igando: Chief Umeh and
Chief Donatus Duru who, escaped from the house. We
collected 23 million euros from the family. Actually, we
were demanding for 300 million euros. We were
expecting the balance but since the family did not
bring it, I told my boys to release him, but they kept
holding him. I was sad when my boys called that Duru
escaped from our camp.

“Jakande was a good location for business, but I had
to leave that place as soon as I noticed that people
were becoming suspicious. I moved to Igando after
Jakande. If I had known, I would have been using the
place. See what has happened to me at Igando?”

The police could not visit the camp at Gowon Estate
on Sunday when Evans was led to the camps.
The suspect was arrested on June 10.

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