By our reporter| The family of late Usifo Ataga, the Super TV CEO stabbed to death, on Sunday threatened to sue bloggers “peddling falsehoods” about his murder case currently being investigated by the police.
Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300-level mass communication student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), was last week arrested for allegedly killing the late Ataga.
She, however, while being paraded by the police, alleged that the media businessman forcefully had sex with her, prior to a second attempt that resulted in a violent confrontation that led to his death.
The social media space has been awash with conspiracy over the unfortunate incident.
But in a statement on Sunday, Rickey Tarfa & Co, solicitor to the family, charged those behind what it termed “malicious publications” to refrain from “falsehoods” that infringed on the integrity of the deceased, his wife, and children or face a lawsuit.
According to the statement signed by Olusegun Jolaawo (SAN) on behalf of the law firm, some of such claims have been planted by culpable parties as “a smokescreen to cover their tracks.”
The family further urged the general public to allow the police conduct their investigations without any distraction or interference.
“False publications and the several ordinarily unrelated stories and pictures” of the deceased and his wife Brenda be pulled down or an action to seek redress in court for libel and slander may follow, the statement read in part.
“We know Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu has been arrested. Yes, we know that investigation is continuing. Our client is however convinced that there is much more to this than is already apparent from the police investigation.”
“It has become apparent even to the most undiscerning reader that, from the variety and inherent malice in most of the said publications that they are planted to embarrass and malign Usifo Ataga, Brenda Ataga, and the family.”
They called for an in-depth investigation of the murder, urging the police to go beyond just arresting the suspect.
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