BREAKING: Billionaire kidnap kingpin, Evan’s co-defendant dies in custody

Chiemeka Arinze, a co-defendant of Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans is dead.

According to Vanguard reported that Arinze died on Friday, November 26, in custody.

The deceased, who has been sick, was rushed from the prison to a General Hospital where he later passed away.

The source said the counsel to the late defendant had filed a bail application before the court last week, over the illness of the defendant.

The source also said that the continuation of trial in the case is coming up today (Monday), and it was slated for the bail application to be heard before they heard of the death of the defendant.

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Arinze, is standing trial alongside the alleged billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (Evans), Joseph Emeka, and Udeme Upong over the attempted kidnap of Chief Vincent Obianodo, the Chairman of the Young Shall Grow Motors.

They are facing a seven-count charge of murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, attempt to kinda, sale and transfer of firearms.

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