The Lagos State Government on Tuesday arraigned Chidinma Ojukwu and Adedapo Quadri, over the murder of Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga.
Ojukwu, 21, was alleged to have murdered Ataga, in a Service apartment in Lekki area of Lagos State.
Also arraigned was Chidinma’s sister, Chioma Egbuchu, who was allegedly found in possession of a stolen iPhone 7, property, of the late Usifo Ataga on June 22, 2021.
They were arraigned before a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, and presided over by Justice Yetunde Adesanya.
Chidinma and Quadri are facing an eight count charge on conspiracy, murder, stabbing, forgery, making of bank statements and stealing preferred against them by the Lagos State Government.
Chioma Egbuchu, Chidinma’s sister, is facing the ninth-count charge of stealing iPhone 7, belonging to late Ataga.
Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi, the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution DPP, told the court that the defendants conspired amongst themselves and allegedly murdered the deceased on June 15, 2021.
According to her, the incident took place at 19, Adewale Oshin Street, in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.
She sai said that Ojukwu and Quadri allegedly killed the Ataga by stabbing him severally with a knife on his neck and chest.
The duo also allegedly conspired to commit forgery, by procuring and making Access and UBA Bank, account statements purported to have been made by the deceased, Adeyemi said.
They also allegedly forged First United Bank account statement of one Mary, from June 1, 2021.
She also accused Ojukwu and Quadri of allegedly forging an international passport and a driver’s license in Chidinma’s name.
Chidinma, in count eight, was accused of stealing two iPhones, an iPhone 7 and an iPhone 11, one Apple MacBook Laptop and ATM cards of Access and GT Banks, all belonging to the late Ataga from which the sum of N380,000 was subsequently withdrawn.
These offences committed are punishable under Sections 411, 233, 365 (2) b, 280, 329, of the criminal laws of Lagos State 2015, the prosecution said.
The three suspects pleaded not guilty to the charge against them.
Consequently, Justice Adesanya, remanded the first and second defendants in prison custody and allowed the third defendant to continue on the bail granted her at the Magistrate court.
The case was adjourned till November, 9 and 11, for trial.
