THE last victim of billionaire kidnapper,
Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (popularly known
as Evans), has given insights on how he merited
a 50% discount on his ransom
Donatus Dunu, while providing evidence before an
Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos, said the
discount was given two days before Good Friday
adding that he was abducted last year.
“Evans asked for my brother’s phone number and
I gave him. They called my brother Anselm Dunu
that I should tell him my bill is €1 million through
a conference call. They were beating me that I
should say that I have agreed that I will pay €1
million and I told my brother.
“They had been calling my brother almost every
day and they will be beating me so that my
brother will hear my crying. So at a time I asked
my brother to start looking for where to borrow
money.”
“At a time they said they have been able to raise
up to ₦60 million naira which I asked the
chairman (Evans) to take the ₦60 million naira
and when I come out I will make the remaining
money for him but he said me and my brother are
saying rubbish.”
“At a time they tried to change the money to euro
but Evans said no because there was a time
around March when naira appreciated, he asked
them not to change it anymore that it’s not euro
again but naira and when naira started
depreciating again he asked them to change it
back to euro.”
“I pleaded that euro was too hard to get and his
boys advised me to ask him to give me discount
and he came down from €1million to €500,000;
that is about 50% discount.”