Dr. Isi Ataga, a brother to slain Super TV CEO, Michael Usifo Ataga, has said that the deceased was bound, gagged and tortured before he was killed.
Dr. Ataga made the assertion in a statement released to the media on Monday.
According to him, the scene of the incident gave credence to claims that the killer had help.
Recall that the Super TV CEO’s lifeless body was found in an apartment in Lekki area of Lagos on June 16.
A 21-year-old University of Lagos (UNILAG) student, Chidinma Ojukwu was subsequently arrested and paraded in connection with the killing.
Speaking with journalists while being parading, Ojukwu confessed to killing the Super TV CEO but claimed it was in self-defence.
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In apparent response to the suspect’s claim, Dr Ataga said, “Usifo died a horrific death. He wasn’t stabbed two or even five times; he was stabbed multiple times. His hands were bound tightly and the marks were still all over his wrists, accompanied by evidence of torture and assault even as his corpse lay in the morgue.
“And no one in the entire building heard his screams because he was gagged. Let that sink in, he was bound, gagged and tortured!
“The now-viral video of the room with the deceased lying on the floor shows a room with blood-stained walls and floor, evidence of a ferocious struggle. One person could never have carried these out.”