The police in Lagos State have disclosed that they will look beyond 21-years-old Chindinma Ojukwu in the murder of the CEO of Super TV, Usifo Ataga.
The resolve by the police to expand their scope of investigation might not be unconnected with suspicion of conspiracy in the high profile murder.
The State police command already deployed the newly created ICT/ tracking unit at the State Criminal Investigations Department, Panti, Yaba, to adopt scientific and forensic measures of unraveling crimes and criminality in Lagos.
The social media was awash on Friday with reports that there might be conspiracy by some people to set the deceased Ataga up for undisclosed reasons.
A police source said detectives are “exploring all avenues and probabilities on the case.”
The police source also added that “it is a very serious case and the command will look at all rumours and facts of the matter in the course of our investigations.
Spokesman of the state police command, Muyiwa Adejobi, said homicide detectives are “expanding the scope” of investigations.”
“We have commenced thorough investigation into the matter and the command will expand the scope of its investigation to unravel the murder of Mr. Michael Usifo Ataga and arrest anyone found culpable.”
He also assured that “Justice will not only be done, it will be seen to have been done in this case.”
The Super TV chief was murdered at a rented apartment in Lekki Phase 1.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, while speaking to newsmen, accused the arrested suspect of stealing the Iphone belonging to the deceased.