An Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced Udeme Upong, one of the co-defendants standing trial alongside kidnap kingpin Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike – also known as Evans – to five years imprisonment for illegal sales of firearms.
Upong, Evans, Joseph Ikenna Emeka and Chiemeka Arinze were charged before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of Ikeja Special Offences Court on a seven-count charge of murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to kidnap and selling of firearms.
They allegedly tried to kidnap Vincent Obianodo, Chairman of the Young Shall Grow Motors.
However, at resumed proceedings yesterday, Upong, through his counsel, Mr A. B. Josiah, changed his plea of ‘not guilty to ‘guilty’.
Justice Taiwo then ordered the prosecution to review the facts of the case.
Subsequently, Justice Taiwo found him guilty as charged and convicted the defendant for the offence of illegal sales of firearms.
The Judge sentenced Upong to five years imprisonment which reads from the date of his remand in custody of Kirikiri Correctional Service on July 6, 2017.
