Mr Ogedi Ogu,\u00a0 counsel to Chiemeka Arinze standing trial alongside kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans, on\u00a0 Monday gave\u00a0 more details about Arinze\u2019s death\u00a0 in the Kirikiri Correctional\u00a0 Centre in Lagos State.<\/p>\n
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 45-year-old Arinze was standing trial alongside Onwuamadike, Joseph Emeka and Udeme Upong for attempted kidnap of Chief Vincent Obianodo, the Chairman of the Young Shall Grow Motors.<\/p>\n
Addressing the court on Monday, Ogu said: \u201cHe was rushed to a hospital from Kirikiri Correctional Centre on Thursday. I visited him on Friday and he was in a coma on that day\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI left there around 4p.m., and at about 9p.m. they called me and informed me that he had died. Doctors informed me that they were going to run some tests about the cause of his death; the results are going to come out on Saturday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Responding, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo said that the court was already in possession of Arinze\u2019s death certificate.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe death certificate here says the cause of death is cardiopulmonary arrest and the secondary cause is HIV; It is from the Ajeromi General Hospital,\u201d the judge said.<\/p>\n
Taiwo described Arinze\u2019s death as unfortunate.<\/p>\n
The judge said that the trial must continue, and asked other defence counsel to adopt their written addresses on a trial-within-trial in the case.<\/p>\n
Following adoption of the written addresses, Taiwo adjourned the case until Dec. 17 for ruling and further hearing.<\/p>\n
The defendants face a seven-count charge of murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, attempt to kidnap and sale and transfer of firearms.<\/p>\n
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Mr Ogedi Ogu,\u00a0 counsel to Chiemeka Arinze standing trial alongside kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans, on\u00a0 Monday gave\u00a0 more details about Arinze\u2019s death\u00a0 in the Kirikiri Correctional\u00a0 Centre in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 45-year-old Arinze was standing trial alongside Onwuamadike, Joseph Emeka and Udeme Upong for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":1603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metro"],"yoast_head":"\n