Ataga: Chidinma Ojukwu Makes U-Turn, Says She Doesn't Know Who Killed Super TV CEO

The main suspect in the murder case of Usifo Ataga, Chidinma Ojukwu has made a U-turn on her earlier confession of killing the Super TV boss.

Ojukwu's trial continued on Tuesday in a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square and a video of the suspect was played in which she was saying she did not know who killed the deceased as she had gone out on the day of the incident.

She stated that she saw Ataga on the floor when she returned, packed her things immediately and left because she was scared.

“I don’t know who came in after I left the room. When I came back, I saw him bleeding. I had to leave because I was scared, I did not kill him, I don’t know who killed him”, Ojukwu said.

According to her, she couldn't call for help when she saw the deceased in a pool of blood due to the fright she felt at the time.

The ninth witness, DSP Olusegun Bamidele was called by the prosecutor, Yusuf Sule and he revealed how Ojukwu's hand-written statement was taken and how the other defendants were apprehended.

“She started writing by herself, but because her handwriting wasn’t eligible, I told her that she should ensure that her writing was legible or write in capital letters.

"It was at that point that she said I should write for her and she confessed to killing the deceased.

“She also mentioned how she killed Michael Usifo Ataga and went away with the knife, phones and Macbook laptop.

"We took the first defendant to Computer Village with her laptop and we located the phone hub”, Bamidele shared.

Speaking further, he revealed that one Yomi confirmed that there was a transaction between his colleague and Ojukwu over the laptop.

"That was how the Macbook was recovered and Ojukwu confessed that she was the one who sold the laptop to them.

"We studied her call logs and noticed that there was a frequent call log between June 15, 17, 18 and 21, which led to the arrest of the 2nd defendant.

"He threw away his phone through the window and also attempted to jump through the window before he was arrested.”

The witness disclosed that four other phones were recovered from the second defendant, who revealed how he met Ojukwu.

The case has been adjourned to October 20, 2022, for the continuation of the trial.