Chidinma Ojukwu
16 Oct
The no-case submission hearing in the ongoing trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, charged with the murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer Michael Usifo Ataga, was stalled yesterday due to the absence of the third defendant’s counsel.
7 May
The trial of the murder case of the late Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, has now dragged on since 2021 when one Chidinma Ojukwu, an undergraduate of the University of Lagos and others were accused as masterminds of the heinous act.
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