Nigerians have continued to condemn the promoters of a sinister hashtag -#FreeEvans – which began to trend during the weekend across several social media platforms.
Observers claim the ‘Free Evans’ campaign is aimed at galvanizing public sympathy for self-confessed kidnap kingpin, Chukwudemeje George Onwamadike, popularly called Evans, whom security operatives have described as the smartest, richest, and most sophisticated in the history of the country.
According to Police authorities, for seven years, Evans was slippery, and had managed to escape detection or arrest.
He was, however, arrested last Saturday, June 10, after a police special squad caught up with him at his No. 3, Fred Shoboyede Street, Magodo, Lagos home.
His arrest was attended by a fierce gun battle which lasted several hours, law enforcement agents claim.
He has confessed to being responsible for many high-profile kidnap cases spanning several states of the country, the most critical of which took place in Lagos, with at least one incident leading to the death of about four persons.
He has also confessed to earning money running into billions of naira from his unlawful activities, having charged some of his victims up to $1m each as ransom.
Nigerians are therefore concerned that any law-abiding citizen could campaign for his release.
Here are some of the tweets condemning promoters of the #FreeEvans campaign:
KING OF LAGOS(MFR)@Derek74399105: “We kuku deserves everything that is happening to us in this country ..even some lunatics are doing#FreeEvans”
Labgaja @RetroFela Replying to@CarxSan: “Did you just write#Freeevans?? are you kidding me. If he doesn’t rot in jail then our judiciary is a joke. Getting rich of people’s misery.”
Bolu Adeosun @Bolu_olofofo: “So i woke up on this beautiful Saturday, logged on to twitter and the first time i saw was#FreeEvans. I swear Nigerian youths are a problem”
OLANREWAJU @LANREWAJU: “#FreeEvans? Some of you are not even okay.”
EHIX @Ehijele_07: “Same youth tweeting#FreeEvans same will blame elites & leaders for their woes. If you think criminals deserve 2nd chance. You’re a Fool”
valar morghulis @sheysheykushey: “This#FreeEvans movement it’s just so sad.. This country really has no future”
prestige ICE @IIkeezenwa: “#FreeEvansFree who? If anyone says free Evans, may that person get kidnapped by stupidity. Nonsense!!!!!”
Adigun @FabCollinz: “#FreeEvans? ??? Cos he didn’t torture you or your family member. You must be very mad”
Tsuchimikado Touzen @tjwhizkid: “All this Free Evans people… I hope it’s one of your family members that get kidnapped next….maybe then you would still say#freeEvans”
Latunji @lafile: “There are some accomplices of kidnapping on twitter vehemently campaigning to #FreeEvans. The @PoliceNG should please arrest them.”
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