Why suspected Evans gang members got bail – Police

The police have explained how Emeka, a suspected accomplice of the suspected kingpin, Chukwudumeje George Onwuamadike aka Evans, was released.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Administration, Dansuki Galandashi, said Emeka and two others, Kingsley and Tochukwu, were arrested and charged to court on May 17. The suspects, he said, were remanded in prison custody before the court granted them bail on June 23.

“Before they were granted bail, Evans was arrested. We did an identification parade and they said they did not know Evans. Evans also claimed not to know any of them.

“Since the Inspector-General of Police (IGP’s) creed is to inspire openness, we had no choice than to charge the case to court. The court looked at the evidence and released the suspects. The Police did not release them, the court did,” Galandashi