The owner of the short-let apartment at 19, Adewale Oshin Street, Lekki Phase 1, where the body of Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga was found, has explained how the prime suspect Chidinman lied about her identity.
The witness identified as Nkechi Mogbo made the explanation during the trial resumed on Monday while revealing why the details of Chidinma Ojukwu, was not captured in the facility’s logbook.
Mogbo, a witness in the case had last week narrated how different leads pointed to Chidinma as the prime suspect in the case.
Giving an account before the court, Mogbo had explained the mode of the transaction between her firm and Chidinma.
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However, when she was cross-examined by Onwuka Egwu, lawyer to Chidinma, who queried why there was no proper identification of the young lady prior to her lodging in the hotel.
Responding, Mogbo said Chidinma lied that she was just returning from overseas and only wanted to isolate due to COVID-19 protocols in place as her means of identification were with government officials at the time.
Also, Egwu asked if Mogbo was registered with the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation but the property said no.
Also, Mogbo was asked if there was CCTV installed in the apartment but she claimed it was still being installed as of the time of the incident.
Onwuka Egwu reportedly did a cross-examination for Mogbo which lasted for almost three hours.
