Nigeria, April 4 -- Many Nigerians do not know the name Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike. But they are sure to have heard and know his alias: Evans, the Billionaire kidnapper. On Saturday 10th June 2017, the Nigerian Police, with over 20 operatives, stormed a mansion in Magodo, home to the vicious criminal and now convicted kidnapper and armed robber, Evans, picking him up and ending the reign of an underground network of kidnappers that tormented Lagos and most of the South Western parts of Nigeria.

For many, it could have been the biggest security achievement of the decade: Evans had evaded every sting operation that had been carried out on him for years. There was the myth that was told of how he would disappear upon near apprehension by secu...