The Lagos Police Command has placed a whopping sum of N30 million as cash gift to anyone who could help to identity of the wanted notorious kidnapper, Evans.
The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni told newsmen yesterday, “we are encouraging Nigerians to blow the whistle on this kidnapper”
The Commissioner while addressing newsmen in Lagos said “Whoever blows the whistle that will lead to his arrest will get a N30 million reward, as stated by the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris.”
According to reports, Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command had traced the wanted kidnapper to his hideout at Igando area of Lagos last Friday, but he fled before their arrival, leaving a catchment of arms.
The recovered arms included four AK-47 riffles; two automatic pistols; four magazines loaded with 60 rounds of ammunitions each; 1,272 ammunition, 59 AK-47 ammunition; a police bullet-proof vest; a Toyota Hiace bus, suspected to be the gang’s operational vehicle, and a motorcycle.
Speaking with journalists yesterday, Lagos State Police Commissioner, disclosed that another kidnappers den was discovered at Ijegemo creeks around Ikotun and another in Festac Town, with the recovering of some arms and ammunition.
The Igando raid was fruitles, no arrest was made as the kidnappers, apparently sighted the operatives from a far distance and fled the creeks in their speed boats. However two suspects who confessed to be members of Evan’s kidnap gang were later arrested.
Owoseni said: “Evans has been on the wanted list of the Police in Anambra, Edo and Lagos states, for four years now. The arrested suspects have given us useful information, which the Command is working on to ensure that he is apprehended by all means.
