{"id":152450,"date":"2025-02-23T15:04:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T14:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/evans-pleads-for-mercy-says-he-is-ready-to-surrender-his-property"},"modified":"2025-02-26T23:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T22:32:14","slug":"evans-pleads-for-mercy-says-he-is-ready-to-surrender-his-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/video\/evans-pleads-for-mercy-says-he-is-ready-to-surrender-his-property","title":{"rendered":"Evans Pleads For Mercy, Says He Is Ready To Surrender His Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has told the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, that he was prepared to surrender all his property as part of a plea bargain agreement should the court consider his application on compassionate grounds.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Evans Pleads For Mercy, Says He Is Ready To Surrender His Property\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mJNHzTM4BAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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