UPDATE: Super TV CEO Usifo Ataga – Chidinma To Face Murder Trial

A Yaba chief magistrates’ court docket in Lagos on Monday ordered that Chidinma Ojukwu be charged with homicide of the Chief Govt Officer of Tremendous Tv, Mr Usifo Ataga, on the Lagos State Excessive Courtroom.

 

The court docket additionally ordered that one Adedapo Quadri and Chidinma’s sister, Chioma Egbuchu, present in possession of Ataga’s iPhone 7, ought to face trial for possessing stolen objects.

 

The chief Justice of the Peace, Mrs Adeola Adedayo, gave the order following authorized recommendation from the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

 

The recommendation is to the impact that there’s a prima facie case of conspiracy to homicide, homicide, conspiracy to commit forgery, making of paperwork with out authority and stealing towards Chidinma.

 

Within the recommendation dated Aug. 20, the DPP really useful that Chidinma’s sister, Chioma Egbuchu, who was present in possession of Ataga’s cellphone and had refused to launch it, ought to be tried on the excessive court docket for being in possession of a suspected stolen merchandise.

 

The DPP stated, “After cautious consideration of information obtainable within the case file, this workplace is of the view {that a} prima facie case of conspiracy to homicide, homicide, forgery, making of paperwork with out authority and stealing, opposite to sections 222, 233, 363, 379 and 411 of the Legal Regulation of Lagos, 2015, has been established towards Chidinma and two others.

 

“Information obtainable additionally established towards Chidinma the offence of getting possession of issues fairly suspected to have been stolen, opposite to Part 329, of the Legal Legal guidelines of Lagos 2015.”

 

The Justice of the Peace, nevertheless, discharged Chidinma’s father, Onoh Ojukwu, in addition to one Babalola Disu, one Abayomi Olutayo and one Ifeoluwa Olowu, based mostly on the DPP’s recommendation.

 

The police had on August 9, prayed the court docket to remand the suspects to allow them to hold out additional investigations into the case.

 

The court docket had granted the request and ordered that Chidinma and Adedapo Quadri ought to be remanded for 30 days.

 

The police additionally docked Chidinma’s father, Onoh Ojukwu, and 4 others for obstruction of justice.

 

Ojukwu, 57, and Babalola Disu, 42, have been charged with obstructing the police from performing their duties and failing to report against the law to the police.

 

The others – Chioma Egbochi, 28; Abayomi Olutayo, 23, and Ifeoluwa Olowu, 23 – have been accused of dishonestly receiving stolen objects.