He is standing trial before an Ikeja High Court for alleged conspiracy and kidnapping alongside five others. All the suspects were on August 29 remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons.
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Unknown to many Nigerians, the kidnapping kingpin had allegedly tried to escape from his cell in Abuja after he was transferred from Lagos. A source spoke of Evans’ plan to give between $50,000 and $100,000 to one of the guards manning his cell to facilitate his escape.
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The source said Evans was allegedly coordinating his escape bid with some members of his gang by telephone which he obtained through “suspicious” means.
