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Chidinma pleads not guilty to murder of Super TV CEO
The embattled 21-year-old student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Chidinma Ojukwu has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Usifo Ataga, the late CEO of Super TV.
The embattled 21-year-old student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Chidinma Ojukwu has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Usifo Ataga, the late CEO of Super TV.
She was arraigned alongside Adedapo Quadri, another key suspect in the case, at the Lagos high court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday.
Both were arraigned on eight counts bordering on the offences of murder, forgery, and stealing. However, during the court session, presided over by Yetunde Adesanya, the judge, both pleaded not guilty to the charges.
More so, Egbuchu Chioma, Chidinma’s sister, who was also arraigned for alleged possession of Ataga’s phone, pleaded not guilty to the theft charge.
The 300-level Mass Communication student and other suspects in the case are being prosecuted by the Lagos state directorate of public prosecutions (DPP) team led by Olayinka Adeyemi.
Recall that Ataga was stabbed to death and left in the pool of his own blood inside a Lagos hotel on June 15. Thereafter, Chidinma was arrested in connection with the murder.
The student had earlier confessed to stabbing Ataga “twice on the neck side,” alleging that the businessman forcefully had sex with her.
But in a dramatic twist, Chidinma denied her initial confession that she killed the Super TV CEO.