The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said it has arrested more suspects in the murder of Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, as an “afterthought”.
The State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Wednesday afternoon, said it has also established a “conspiracy” in the circumstances surrounding the killing of Ataga.
Odumosu said the slain Ataga was said to be drugged before he was killed.
He also denied the claims that the police were trying to create a soft landing for the suspect, Chidinma.
CP Odumosu said, “We have established a case of conspiracy in the murder and we have arrested more suspects.”
Meanwhile, in an interview with Crime Fighters, Chidinma claimed she returned from an errand to find him lying in a pool of his blood.
She said, “I didn’t involve anybody. I don’t know who must have come into the apartment. Definitely, somebody did that but I don’t know who that person is. I don’t know what happened when I left the room to buy food. Because of what I did after by not alerting the police and also withdrawing money from his account, I feel guilty for what happened but I did not kill him,”.
“I believe someone knew where we were and waited till I left before they entered. Due to pressure and insistence of the security operatives that nobody entered the room apart from the two, I resolved that since no one believed me, let me just take the blame.”
Chidinma also noted that nobody is influencing her claim as believed in some quarters, explaining that she has not communicated with anyone from her family since her arrest.
“No one is influencing my statements. I have not spoken to anyone since my arrest, not even my relation or anybody close to me,” she added.
Chidinma also claimed that her decision to withdraw money from Ataga’s account after his death was because the deceased had promised her the amount before the unfortunate incident.
“I just withdrew the money (200, 000) because he had already promised me, it’s not like I had anything to do with his death. I don’t have anything to do with his death,” she added.
