SuperTV CEO Murder: Police Unveils Conspiracy, Arrest More Suspects | READ IN FULL
Faith Ukanwa
Jul 14, 2021
The Lagos State Police Command said it has unveiled a case of conspiracy in the murder of SuperTV CEO, Usifo Ataga, as they make more arrests.
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The state Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, made this known while parading some suspects at the command headquarters, Ikeja on Wednesday, July 14, without giving details.
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"We have established a case of conspiracy in the murder and we have arrested more suspects," he said.
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Recall that on June 16, Ataga's lifeless body was found in a private apartment in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, with multiple wounds on his body days after he was declared missing.
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A prime suspect, Chidinma Ojukuw who allegedly lodged in the apartment with the CEO was arrested few days later.
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On interrogation on June 24, she confessed to have stabbed the deceased as they engaged in an argument after drinking and smoking.
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However, Chidinma, a 300-level student of Mass Communication in the University of Lagos (UNILAG), on Monday, July12 made a u-turn in a viral video.
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