A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has ordered the transfer of the murder case of Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder case of Super TV boss, Usifo Ataga, to the Lagos State High Court.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Adeola
Adedayo, gave the order today September 6 following legal advice from the state
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The magistrate also ordered that
one Adedapo Quadri and Chidinma’s sister, Chioma Egbuchu, found in possession
of Ataga’s iPhone 7, should face trial for possessing stolen items.
The advice is to the effect that
there is a prima facie case of conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to commit
forgery, making of documents without authority and stealing, against Chidinma.
In the advice dated August 20, the
DPP recommended that Chidinma’s sister, Chioma Egbuchu, who was found in
possession of Ataga’s phone and had refused to release it, should be tried at
the high court for being in possession of a suspected stolen item.
The DPP said
"After careful consideration of facts available in the case file, this
office is of the view that a prima facie case of conspiracy to murder, murder,
forgery, making of documents without authority and stealing, contrary to
Sections 222, 233, 363, 379 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2015, has
been established against Chidinma and two others.
Facts available also established against Chidinma, the offense of having
possession of things reasonably suspected to have been stolen, contrary to
Section 329, of the Criminal Law of Lagos 2015.”
The magistrate, however, discharged
Chidinma’s father, Onoh Ojukwu, as well as one Babalola Disu, one Abayomi
Olutayo, and one Ifeoluwa Olowu, based on the DPP’s advice.
The police had on August 9 asked
the court to remand the suspects to enable the police to carry out further
investigations into the case. The court granted the request and ordered that
Chidinma and Adedapo Quadri should be remanded for 30 days.
The police had also arraigned
Chidinma’s 57-year-old father, Onoh Ojukwu, and four others for obstruction of
justice and failing to report a crime to the police.
The others – Chioma Egbochi, 28; Abayomi Olutayo, 23, and Ifeoluwa Olowu, 23 were accused of dishonestly receiving stolen items.
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