Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, better known as Evans, pleaded guilty to the allegations levelled against him at the federal high court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday.
Evans, who has been in police custody since June 10, was charged with kidnapping and collection of ransom.
He pleaded guilty to the two-count charge.
Hakeem Oshodi, the presiding judge, ruled that Evans and five others arraigned before the court be remanded in Kirikiri prisons till October 19, when the court shall proceed with the suit.
A police source had
earlier told TheCable that the suspect would be charged with the abduction of Donatus Dunu, a pharmacist.
Olukoya Ogungbeje, Evans’ lawyer, had filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit on behalf of his client, claiming that his fundamental rights had been abused by the police.
According to the lawyer, the police had violated his client’s rights by detaining him since.
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