My Heart Bleeds, Mum Pays Tribute As Super TV CEO Is Buried

Mrs Sylvia Ataga, the mother of the murdered Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga, have shared fond memories of her son who was laid to rest on Friday at Ebony Vaults in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Sylvia said her heart bled whenever she remembered Usifo’s death, lamenting that it was painful she could not monitor his last moments.

Usifo’s wife and children also paid their tributes as friends of the deceased demanded a thorough investigation into his murder.

They noted that though he had been buried, the case should not be swept under the carpet.

Usifo was found dead with multiple stabs on June 16 at a short let apartment on Adebowale Oshin Street, Lekki Phase I where he had checked in with his lover, 21-year-old Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student at the University of Lagos.

Ojukwu was consequently arrested on June 23 in her father’s house in Yaba and paraded at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja.

She confessed to stabbing Usifo with a knife under the influence of alcohol and withdrawing N380,000 from the victim’s account with his ATM card. She, however, backtracked later in a video, absolving herself from the murder.

Usifo was buried on Friday in a low-key ceremony attended by his family members, including his wife, and friends. Most of the mourners were dressed in black outfits. Some of them donned black shirts with Usifo’s picture and #justice4Usifo inscribed on them.