How Evans plotted prison escape, offered warden N20 million

A plot by billionaire kidnapper,
Onwumadike Chukwudumeme, also
known as Evans to escape from his
prison cell has been uncovered by men
of the Nigerian Police Force.

Evans is alleged to have attempted to
give between $50,000 and $100,000 to
one of the guards manning his cell to
facilitate his escape, The Nation
reports.

The report said the kidnap kingpin was
plotting the escape before his recent
arraignment in court.

A source who was quoted in the report,
said Evans was allegedly coordinating
his escape bid with some members of
his gang by telephone which he
obtained through “suspicious” means.

The source said, “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.

“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 informant to him and
members of his gang.”