The police have foiled plans by the arrested billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, a.k.a. Evans to escape from prison.
Evans is currently standing trial before an Ikeja High Court for alleged conspiracy and kidnapping alongside five others namely Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, and Victor Aduba.
They are being remanded at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons, Apapa.
Following his attempt to escape, it is reported that the Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) has formed a heavy security ring around the kidnapping kingpin.
Evans who was arrested in June this year allegedly planned to give between $50,000 and $100,000 to one of the guards manning his cell to facilitate his escape.
A police source said Evans was allegedly coordinating his escape bid with some members of his gang by telephone which he obtained through “suspicious” means.
“When Evans was in our custody, he tried to escape but we were able to abort all his plans. We discovered that he had access to phones which were hidden in the middle of loaves of bread, eba, semovita, and so on,” the source said.
“He was making calls from these smuggled phones in the middle of the night, making arrangements with some yet to be identified members of his gang to arrange for his escape.”
“We intercepted how he was luring one of the guards with about $50,000 to $100,000. He wanted an insider to serve as an informant to him and members of his gang.”
