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Two former soldiers of the Nigerian Army, Chilaka Ifeanyi and Victor Aduba, on Tuesday denied being accomplices to the crimes of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans.reports that Ifeanyi and Aduba made the denials during the resumption of their trial at an Ikeja High Court over two counts of kidnapping and conspiracy.
He said that one day, he was requested by another acquaintance, Mr. Ikenna Chukwuma, to help him drive a car from a mechanic’s workshop at Ijesha to Surulere, both in Lagos State. “When I asked what the weapon was doing there, the driver told me to keep quiet and mind my business. “I was dropped off at Cele Bus Stop and they warned that if they heard anything from me, they would kill me and I went back home,” Ifeanyi said.
Under cross-examination by the lead prosecutor, Mr. Adebayo Haroun, Chilaka said that it was a locally made weapon he saw in the vehicle and he did not know the reason why he was warned not to reveal what transpired.He alleged that he was tortured into admitting to the crimes by members of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigerian Police Force.
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