Reports had it that 50-year-old Ataga was found dead, murdered in an Airbnb apartment in the highbrow Lekki estate in Lagos. His murder was pinned on Chidimma, who confessed to the killing after she was arrested in her parents home in the same Lagos. She claimed she stabbed Ataga after he had raped her and became violent with her.

However, in a fresh twist to the Ataga murder saga, Chidinma said in an interview with CrimeReporters that she did not kill the deceased and that she only walked into his murdered body after returning from where she had gone to purchase the hard drugs they were to take.

She claims to be overwhelmed after being arrested, and sensing that nobody would believe her story, she confessed to the murder to journalists who had interviewed her after her arrest.

She however maintained that she did took the deceased ATM card and withdrew money from his account.

Meanwhile, in a separate interview with CrimerFighters NG, Barrister Franklin Ufu who is a cousin to Usifo Ataga disbelieved Chidinma’s earlier confession that she acted alone in killing the deceased.

”I have had the very regretable priviledge of seeing that dead body five time. My cousin’s hands were tied so badly that the rope entered his skin. The rope is right there as an exhibit with the police,” Ufo said in the interview.

“That binding could not have been done by that lady alone, not possible, even if he was drugged. It is not possible because I saw the lady and I saw my cousin and I said this is not possible.

Apart form the fact that he was tied, there were multiple stabs on his body. So that story of two stabs and neck is not true. He was stabbed in other places, his leg. Infact in Yaba mortuary, the attendants were so dramatic that they told us clearly. The stabbing here (touching his stomach) was so bad it is a hole. The guy stuck his two fingers into my cousin’s body in my presence. He was stabbed here(touching the right side of his neck) deliberately twice and on his body multiply.”

In the meantime, Chidimma is still in the custody of the Lagos police, where she is waiting to be charged to court.

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The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has said the institution will not deny, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, the 21-year-old student of the institution who confessed to the murder of Super TV boss, Usifo Ataga.

Speaking at a press conference today June 30, on the plans lined up for the 51st Convocation Ceremony of the institution, Ogundipe said irrespective of the travails Chidinma is going through, there are records to show that she is a recognized student of the institution.

“From our records which are available to us, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu is a student of the University of Lagos who was born on December 12, 1999.

From our records, she is from Abia State. From our records, her contact address is 57, Akinwumi Street, Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos.

From our records, her telephone number is 09024***827.” he added.

Chidinma is a 300 level Mass Communication student of the insitution.

Last week, she confessed to stabbing Usifo Ataga to death after spending amorous time together.

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More facts have come to light on the true identity of the 21-year-old student of Unilag, Chidinma Ojukwu, who confessed to killing the CEO of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, while they were in an Airbnb apartment in Lekki area of Lagos State.

According to Vanguard, family sources claim that Chidinma who is not from a broken home as she insinuated, disowned her family due to some misunderstanding she had with her widowed mother many years ago.

The family source claims her first step after the fallout with her mum was to change her original name: Chidinma Blessing Echefu, to Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu.

One of her siblings identified simply as Chioma told detectives that they lost their father when Chidinma was barely two years old.

Her mother was said to have remarried but that her children were still with her. Along the line, Chidinma’s lifestyle reportedly changed negatively with her mother always scolding her.

She was alleged to have been discovered to be smoking when she was barely 11 years, an action that provoked her mother to chastise her.

According to the family source, the misunderstanding between Chidinma and her mum continued, forcing her to take the then-teenage Chidinma to her Uncle’s house in Mushin where she was reportedly thrown out again because of her smoking attitude. She was said to have become rebellious and stayed away from her family. It was at this point that she met Ojukwu, who took her into his Yaba abode, from where she was picked last week Wednesday.

Her mother who presently resides in Mowe area of Ogun State, was said to have told some of her relatives that she has not set her eyes on Chidinma for 10 years. Childinma’s sister, Chioma, corroborated this claim when she visited the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Yaba.

She stated categorically that the Ojukwu who she was arrested alongside last week Wednesday was not related to her family, disclosing that they were from Imo State and not Abia State as earlier disclosed by Chidinma.

Chidinma is currently awaiting trial in police custody for the murder of Micheal Usifo Ataga, whom she clamed to have stabbed after the Super TV CEO became violent with her.

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Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has defended murdered Super TV CEO disagreeing with the ideology of some Nigerians that Usifo Ataga maybe deserved as he was killed by his 21-year-old side chic because he was cheating on his wife.

Ataga was found two weeks ago, stabbed to death in a rented Airbnb apartment in Lagos.

Subsequent investigation by the police led to the arrest of 21-year-old Chidimma Adaora Ojukwu – who claims to have been having an affair with the Super TV boss for almost four months before his death.

While speaking to reporters after her arrest, Chidimma claimed both she and Ataga were both high on drugs the day she killed him, she further claimed Ataga had raped her and became violent with her, which was why she stabbed him in self-defense.

Since the story went viral, most Nigerians have been sharing their opinions with some blaming Ataga for his own death. Others simply say this will serve as a lesson for rich men who are in the habit of sexually exploiting young girls.

Giving his own opinion in a tweet, FFK opined that just because Ataga went to a hotel to sleep with a 21 year old lady doesn’t mean he should be butchered. According to him, Ataga was killed just because he had a high libido.

See his tweet below

Nigerians react to Usifo Ataga murder

“Birds of a feather preying on young pretty girls” one Twitter user attacked FFK.

Another user was more sympathetic of Ataga in her response saying “He doesn’t deserved to die no matter what his offence was.”

Another blasted FFK saying “Yes we know FFK, yes, cos you are a champ when it comes to young women and changing them like your used boxers.”

FFK’s opinion seemed to have touched a nerve as others continued to blast the former Minister, one said: “Ok. So he is just another paedophile like you so you are rallying to support his dirty actions? Association of women abusers and those who f*ck by force by fire exploiting poverty and weakness to satisfy your libido. By their fruits you shall know them. I am by no means in support of murder by either of the sexes, don’t get me wrong but ffk get a life!”

“Ffk birds of the same feathers. Nobody deserves to be killed by their side chics. However, the man is horrible and despicable. He was destroying other people’s children while keeping his save.” Posted another.

Police say they are continuing investigations on the death of Michael Osifo Ataga, and his confessed killer, Chidimma Ojukwu remains with the police as she await her day in court.

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The police in Lagos has paraded the alleged killer of Super TV CEO, a 21-year-old UNILAG student.

The Lagos state police command has arrested and paraded a 21-year-old lady alleged to have killed Michael Usifo Ataga, the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, and a director in Super Network Limited.

Ataga, who resides in Banana Island, was reported missing on Sunday, June 13, by his family and friends after he didn’t return to his home in Banana Island and he also didn’t turn up at his Victoria Island office.

All efforts to reach Ataga, who would have turned 50 years old on June 18, proved abortive and this caused distress to his wife and children, who live in Abuja. Unfortunately, his lifeless body was found on Friday morning, June 18, in an Airbnb apartment in Lekki phase 1 with multiple stab wounds.

After a detailed investigation, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, a 21-year-old University of Lagos (Unilag) student was picked up by the police at her parent’s home in Alagomeji, Lagos and paraded today, June 24

Chidinma said she was introduced to the deceased by her friend four about months ago.

She mentioned that on the day of the incident, she told her parents that she was going for an ushering job but went on to meet with the deceased so they could have some fun.

She told newsmen that while in the Airbnb apartment, they smoked weed and took drugs which led to an argument between them when she refused to have sex with him.

She said she stabbed him twice before she fled the apartment.

She further told reporters that she withdrew N380, 000 from his account with the intention of using it to pay her school fees.

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