The family of Usifo Ataga, the late Super TV Chief Executive Officer, has requested the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali, to have another investigation into the details surrounding their son’s death.
Mike Ozekhome, counsel to late Ataga’s family, told Punch that the police investigation into his death had not been handled professionally so far, adding that the police, without seeking legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, arraigned the prime suspect, Chidinma Ojukwu, and other suspected accomplices at a chief magistrate’s court with no jurisdiction.
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Ataga’s family claimed that one of the charged suspected accomplices, Babalola Disu, carried out the murder, according to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
”The family premised its suspicion on information it had to the effect that Disu’s short rental apartment was directly opposite the apartment where Ataga was killed.
The family narrated how the said Disu had asked that the carpenter of the Airbnb short service apartment should be called to fix his door, only for the carpenter to be told that it was actually Ataga’s door that was broken.
The family said it also suspects the said Disu for having a hand in Ataga’s murder because of the manner in which he disappeared from the service apartment and wondered why he was charged for mere obstruction and failure to report a crime, thus being granted bail in the ridiculous sum of N1m only.
Why did Disu obstruct police investigation and over what crime? How did he do so? What crime did Disu fail to report to the police for which he was now charged? Was it the murder case? And if so, how was he connected to it and under what circumstances did he know about it? The Ataga family needs answers” the petition said
According to Ozekhome, the family wants a re-investigation into the death case and all findings are directed to the Lagos State DPP. Chidinma and her suspected accomplices who have already face the court will be re-arraigned formally.
“These are the persons of Babalola Disu; Ojukwu – Chidinma’s alleged father or sugar daddy; Jessica Egbochi; Abayomi Olutayo; and, Ifeoluwa Olowu; and any other person(s) whom the police investigation may still throw up as having been linked to Ataga’s cold-blooded murder,” the petition added
Source; Ghgossip.com
