The family of the late Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali, to re-investigate the alleged shady circumstances surrounding the death of their son at a service apartment in the Lekki area of Lagos State.
The family represented by their counsel, Mike Ozekhome, said the case was not properly investigated.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria stated that Ataga’s family alleged that one of the arraigned suspected accomplices, Babalola Disu, carried out the murder.
It reads: ”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 CEO was found dead in a short-let apartment in June this year, days after he was declared missing by his family. A 21-year-old student of the University of Lagos, Chidinma Ojukwu, was arrested as prime suspect.
At first, Chidinma confessed to the crime but later recanted her statement stating that she walked into the house to meet the TV CEO dead.
