Billionaire kidnapper Evans accused the police
of stealing cash, valuables from him . His lawyer wrote a petition listing the
items stolen.
These allegations were contained in the
petition sent to the Police Service Commission, National Assembly, the
Inspector General of Police, the National Human Rights Commission, and Amnesty
International. The lawyer also accused the police of molesting Evans’
girlfriend, Amaka Offor.
Read the petition below:
“Our client has duly briefed us on the above
captioned subject matter involving the police officers and policemen attached
to the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team. “For the
avoidance of doubt, it is our secured brief that in the course of investigating
our client while being detained in the custody of the Inspector General of
Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) on the allegation of kidnapping, the
following under-listed items were forcefully and corruptly extorted from our
client.
1. The sum of N50, 000,000 (Fifty Million
Naira) cash.
2. Another sum of N5, 000,000 (Five Million
Naira) sent by our client’s wife as pressured by the above policemen.
3. Twenty-five (25) Mack Trucks forcefully
taken but not listed as exhibits in the ongoing criminal trial of our client.
4. Brigade wristwatch worth One Hundred and
Seventeen (117) Thousand U.S Dollars. “5. Pendant cross worth Seventy (70)
Thousand U.S Dollars.
6. Necklace worth Twenty-Five (25) Thousand U.S
Dollars. “7. Virtu Phone worth Thirty (30) Thousand U.S Dollars.
8. Virtu Signature Phone worth Seventeen (17)
Thousand U.S Dollars. “9. Ten (10) Thousand U.S Dollars cash extorted by ASP
Phillip Rieninwa.
10. Five (5) Pieces of Saphono Rucci Diamond
Rings worth One Hundred (100) Thousand U.S Dollars. “11. Lexus 470 Jeep .
12. Grand Cherokee Jeep. “13. L 400 Mitsubishi
Bus.
14. Toyota Highlander (Gold Colour ).
15. Eighty-Five (85) Inches Samsung Television
set worth 6.5 Million Naira amongst others.
“our client also confided in us that one (Amaka
Offor ) his girlfriend was molested and abused by the above policemen of the
Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).” “Sir, you would
agree with us that these allegations are too weighty to be ignored by any right-thinking
Nigerian. “There is no gainsaying the fact that it calls for prompt
investigation, inquiry and appropriate sanctions. We are using this medium as
our own way of galvanizing institutional sanity, cleansing and reform in the
Nigeria Police Force as an institution. “As we speak, the brother in law and
other relations of our client are still being detained and tortured by the
Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team. Meanwhile, Justice
Abdulazeez Anka of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Wednesday, October 11,
declined to hear a fundamental rights suit filed by Evans. Evans is seeking
N300 million damages for his illegal detention. Evans the kidnapper lands in
Kirikiri prison after first appearance in court
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