A 21-year-old 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, the suspected killer of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, and two others have been brought before a Chief Magistrate court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos.
The Lagos State Government, through the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), says it has charge Chidinma Ojukwu and two others with the murder of Michael Ataga, the chief executive officer of Super TV.
Counsel to the police, Cyril Ajiofor told Magistrate Adeola Adedayo on Monday, September 06, 2021, that the police had received legal advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) on the case.
The DPP’s advice which says that after careful consideration of facts available in the case file, a prima facie case of conspiracy, forgery and murder exists against the 300 level Mass Communication Student of the University of Lagos, Chidinma and another person, Adedapo Quadri, while a prima facie case of stealing exists against Chidinma alone.
The DPP also established the offence of having possession of a stolen item against one Egbuchu Chioma from whom the deceased’s iPhone 7 was said to have been recovered.
The DPP cleared 11 other suspects and asked that they be released on the grounds that no offence had been disclosed against them in respect to the case.
The 11 include Babalola Disu, Olowu Ifeoluwa, Olutayo Abayomi, Nkechi Mogbo, and Ojukwu Onoh.
Others are Tony Okonye, Damilola Adekoya, Bola Adekoya, Segun Akinsanya, Oluwatoni Dada and Adams Kenneth.
Based on this information, Magistrate Adedayo, discharged Chidinma’s father, Ojukwu Onoh, and four others who had initially been arraigned by the police for obstruction of justice and failing to report a crime to the law enforcement agencies.
A copy of the DPP advice dated August 20, which InTv obtained, stated that a prima facie case of conspiracy to murder, murder, and conspiracy to commit forgery was established against the suspects.
“After careful consideration of facts available in the case, this office is of the firm view that a prima facie case of conspiring to murder, murder, conspiracy to commit felony to wit; forgery, forgery and making documents without authority contrary to sections 233, 222, 411, 363 and 370 respectively of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, exists against Ojukwu Chindinma Adaora and Adedapo Quadri.
“Facts available also establish the offence of having possession of thing reasonably suspected to have been stolen contrary to section 329 of criminal Law of Lagos against Egbuchu Chioma,” the advice partly reads
The Magistrate Court has ordered the further remand of Chidinma and the two others to be tried and adjourned till Sept 29 to await further Information from the DPP as to the status of the case at the high court.
