{"id":14893,"date":"2017-06-24T20:57:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T20:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14893"},"modified":"2017-06-24T20:57:32","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T20:57:32","slug":"the-moving-story-of-how-billionaire-kidnapper-evan-collected-n15m-murdered-86-years-old-father-of-ex-super-eagles-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14893","title":{"rendered":"THE MOVING STORY OF HOW BILLIONAIRE KIDNAPPER, EVAN COLLECTED N15M, MURDERED 86 YEARS OLD FATHER OF EX- SUPER EAGLES DEFENDER"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Former Super-Eagles\u2019 defender, Chikelue Iloenyosi, has given a detailed narrative of how his father \u2013 Pa James Iloenyosi \u2013 was kidnapped and murdered by suspected kidnap kingpin, George Dumeme Onwuamadike, popularly called Evans, after collecting N15 million ransom.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chikelue, who played professional football in France and Turkey, described his family\u2019s encounter with Evans and his gang as a lengthy hide-and-seek game.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said one early morning on November 25, 2013, his father who was 86 at the time, was on his way back from their local Catholic church when three SUVs double-crossed him and whisked him away.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to the football star, that fateful day was the last time he would ever see his father alive again.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chikelue, who is actress Stephanie Okereke-Linus\u2019 ex-husband, told PUNCH Newspaper: \u201cWhen they took him away, they did not talk to us until after five days. They phoned my twin sister. She was sobbing when she called me that the kidnappers had made contact.<\/div>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWhen we, the children, gathered, my sister called the kidnappers again and they simply told us that they would call back. They did not call back until after another five days just to build our anxiety.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to Chikelue, the kidnappers on the morning of the fifth day called to demand a ransom of N50m.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The routine of begging and pleading for the reduction of the ransom started at this point and after many days, they eventually reduced the ransom to N15m.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chikelue said, \u201cWhen we paid the N15m, my father was already dead and we did not know.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWhat made me upset was that despite how seriously we worked to get him back, my father did not come out of it alive.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">But upon payment of the ransom, the kidnappers said they were not releasing their victim until the family brought more money. But they never heard from the kidnappers again.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">However, after four months of investigation into the kidnap, said to have involved hundreds of policemen in Anambra State combing the forest at the time, security agencies got a break when a member of the gang that kidnapped Chikelue\u2019s father, a suspect known as Nonso, was arrested along with three other members of his gang.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chikelue said at the time, Evans was already a popular criminal well known to the State Anti-Robbery Squad of the Anambra State Police Command.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He was said to be a wanted robber known for hitting bullion vans.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe SARS boss in Anambra told me at the time that any suspect arrested for any major crime always mentioned the name of Evans,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=13558&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to him, the family had to involve a private investigator in the case at a point when there was no longer news about their father\u2019s whereabouts months after the family paid the ransom.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In addition to this, he said a friend of his based in Israel helped to track his father\u2019s line and traced it to a young lady, who said Nonso was his boyfriend.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWhen we arrested the girl, she said Nonso only gave her the phone for safe-keeping, instructing her not to put it on. We started tracking Nonso. At a point, the current leader of the IRT, Abba Kyari, gave us 18 of his men to follow us to Cotonou, Benin Republic because our trace on Nonso\u2019s line showed he was there.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe got there and the police arrested a young man, who said he came to buy a car. He said the number was not his and that he only wanted to use it to call somebody in Nigeria. The police had to let him go when it was clear he knew nothing.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cLater, we left the Cotonou guy. Again, our private tracker traced him to Lokoja, Kogi State, \u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to him, he and other members of the gang were said to have relocated there immediately they shared the ransom because many security agencies were after the gang.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chikelue said after identifying the hotel the suspect might be hiding in, some members of the SARS team in Kogi State moved in to make the arrest.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said, \u201cI was in Lokoja for two months with a private tracker before we arrested Nonso.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWhen we got to the hotel with the police that day, we requested for the list of the people staying at the hotel. The hotel staff mentioned a \u201csmall boy\u201d with his girlfriend in one of the rooms.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe knocked on the door and the girlfriend came out. He said her boyfriend was in the bathroom. But I was hearing a sound inside. He was trying to escape through the window but SARS operatives were already stationed around the hotel.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cHe eventually came out and said his name was Emmanuel. But I knew it was him right away because we had been able to obtain his photograph ahead.<\/div>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cBut because I did not want him to panic, I pretended it was not him and told the SARS operatives in his presence that the person we were looking for was an older man.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cHe relaxed and was going inside when I called him and said I wanted to ask him something. I dialled his phone number there and then when it rang, we took it and it showed the name \u2018Kidnapper football\u2019. The SARS operatives immediately pounced on him and handcuffed him.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cI asked Nonso if he knew me, he said he did not. I told him I was the footballer whose number he saved with that name. He then asked if I was \u2018General\u2019 \u2013 my alias \u2013 and I said yes.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWhen Nonso was arrested, he became submissive, and pleaded for his life; saying he would provide any information the police needed.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cHe immediately told us that his leader was Evans. But he said there was no way we could get Evans because he had fled to Lagos after the completion of the operation. At this point, Nonso kept our hope alive. He said my father was still alive. He refused to give precise information,\u201d Chikelue said<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The ex-footballer added that he was very hopeful at that point and believed he was indeed going to get his father back alive.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Nonso, who was transported back to Anambra in the company of SARS operatives later provided the police with Evans\u2019 phone line, with which they started tracking him.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=13558&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">When the police team got to Anambra with the suspect, he reportedly began to plead not to be taken to SARS headquarters in the state for fear of being tortured and killed. He said he was willing to give up all the necessary information.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Nonso told the police that Evans was always on the move after each operation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chikelue said, \u201cWe were calling Evans to pinpoint his location but it was all abortive. Nonso was later made to call another member of the gang called Awolowo to inform him that there was an operation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cBut Awolowo said he did not want to do any operation at the time because his wife had just put to bed. Nonso said Awolowo was part of Evans\u2019 Asaba, Delta State group.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The police later arrested Awolowo and two others.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">For many days, these suspects were said to have kept mum.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It was learnt that they refused to divulge any information about Evans, which the police suspected was owing to the fact that they had taken an oath.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In fact, one of the suspects, who was on the verge of confessing was said to have suddenly started acting like someone with a mental illness.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Even Nonso\u2019s girlfriend who was also arrested was said to have refused to give any information that could implicate her boyfriend.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/EVANS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14894\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/EVANS-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/EVANS-249x300.jpg 249w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/EVANS.jpg 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><code><\/code><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe most shocking thing was that when the police interrogated Nonso, he said that if the SARS ever wanted peace in Anambra, they should kill the lady. He said she was the one responsible for taking care of the gang and that she helped them buy drugs and collected ransom on their behalf,\u201d Chikelue said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">But he said while all these were going on, his only concern was knowing his father\u2019s whereabouts.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">One day, while Chikelue was at the SARS office, he found a sudden ally in an armed robbery suspect called Onyeso, who was detained there.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chikelue said, \u201cHe pulled me aside and said, \u2018My brother, you are a good man because you always give money so that the police could buy us food when you come here\u2019. He said he wanted to give me a privileged information.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cHe said if we wanted any result, we should take Awolowo to the backyard and tell the police to shoot their gun in the air as if they had killed him. He said the other one would start confessing because they had indeed taken an oath.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWhen the police did this, Nonso started confessing when he was told Awolowo had been killed. He said he would take us to where my father was buried.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe journeyed into the forest for three and half hours before we got to where they buried him. I broke down and my sister who was there at the time fainted.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It was gathered that the late Pa Iloenyosi was buried around Nneyi village in Umueri community.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">But most heartbreaking was the information that the old man might have been starved or beaten to death.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">When Nonso was asked how the old man died, he explained that it was the fault of those manning the hideout where Evans kept the man.<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Pa Iloenyosi was said to have been stripped to his underwear, kept in a cold room and beaten regularly in order to put more pressure on his children.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chikelue said, \u201cWhile we were negotiating for ransom, they would call and put the phone on speaker so I could hear how they beat him. My father would cry and beg me to find a way to ensure his freedom.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe reburied him in at our hometown \u2013 Abagana in Anambra state \u2013 a few days after we found his body and started the search for Evans. One of the vital information Nonso gave us was that they were on their way to a robbery when they got information about my father and they diverted to Abagana to kidnap him.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">So, I was really particular about the arrest of Evans so that he could tell us who in our community gave them the information.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chikelue said he was the happiest man in the world the day he heard Evans had been arrested. But he said he was particularly upset when he read that Evans was begging for his life with the excuse that he had never killed a victim before.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWhat Evans did to my family was the most painful thing anybody can experience. When I read he has been begging for sympathy, I just laughed. The death penalty for people like him is the only solution. Evans can never repent despite all the second chance he is begging for.\u201d(DAILY POST)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Super-Eagles\u2019 defender, Chikelue Iloenyosi, has given a detailed narrative of how his father \u2013 Pa James Iloenyosi \u2013 was kidnapped and murdered by suspected kidnap kingpin, George Dumeme Onwuamadike, popularly called Evans, after collecting N15 million ransom. 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