By-Oke Orhonigbe
Chidinma Ojukwu, the 300-Level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, who was nabbed last Wednesday, over the murder of Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, in a service apartment in the Lekki area of Lagos State, has disclosed that she sees Usifo’s face in her dream.
This is just as more facts have unfolded on how she killed 50-year-old Usifo.
The 21-year-old lady in a meeting, said she wished she would wake up to discover that the whole drama was only a dream.
She said: “ I have never had peace since the day I was arrested. Never in my wildest imagination did I envisage I would kill a human being. I see his face in my dream every night. At times I would be scared to sleep.
“I have been begging God for forgiveness. This is not what I wanted for myself. I don’t know what fate holds for me.
“I am also begging his family to forgive me, especially his children. Ah! God, what have I done?” She cried out, burying her face in her palms.
While maintaining that she carried out the killing alone, Chidinma told detectives at the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Yaba that she was able to overpower the deceased because he was weak.
She disclosed that late Usifo became weak after taking three wraps of Rohypnol while she took one wrap. She stated that she strangled Usifo before stabbing him.
Her confession confirmed the suspicion of the late C.E.O’s family that Usifo’s neck was discovered to have been broken during an inspection of his body in the morgue.
Meanwhile, detectives are on the chase for a suspected drug addict and internet fraudster (names withheld), who Chidinma claimed to have assisted her to falsify the deceased’s documents after she escaped from the service apartment in Lekki Phase 1, abandoning Usifo’s lifeless body.
She disclosed that the deceased earlier gave her his ATM card to withdraw some money to buy some clothes but that she did not withdraw much.
After which, she said she contacted the internet fraudster to help her withdraw more money.
As at yesterday, the internet fraudster, who got wind of Chidinma’s arrest, had taken to his heels but the Police assured they would get him to answer questions on what he knew about Usifo’s death.
Vanguard reported that since Usifo’s death, his estranged wife and mother of two, Brenda, had not visited the SCIID.
Vanguard was reliably informed that she would be invited for questioning, owing to information at detectives disposal.
Meanwhile, police have beefed up security around the suspect to avoid any situation that could curtail the investigation process.
As at yesterday (Monday), only her father was allowed to visit her, journalists were also hindered from speaking with her.
According to Police sources, this act was also aimed at avoiding a situation whereby any untoward incident will happen to her. For instance, her food is served by the police, as outsiders are barred from bringing in food for her.
