The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Friday dismissed a bail application filed by a suspected kidnapper, Victor Aduba, one of the henchmen of billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans.
Aduba, who is an army officer, is the sixth defendant in the ongoing trial of Evans and five others before Justice Hakeem Oshodi.
He was accused of aiding Evansโ activities.
Justice Oshodi declined Adubaโ s request for bail on the ground that the applicant doses not live in Lagos.
The judge also noted that the accused does not have sufficient reasons to get bail.
Justice Oshodi said the court considered the gravity of the offence, the possibility of the offender interfering with the trial and his antecedents before arriving at the decision.
He held that the sixth defendant would constitute a high risk especially after admitting involvement in illegal operations where he collected N20,000.
He said: โThe offence which the sixth defendant (Aduba) is standing trial for is a very severe one. It would be wise to hold him in custody for his own safety and protection.โ
