*As court adjouns trial till Oct 27
The trial of an undergraduate, Chidinma Ojukwu, for murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Mr Usifo Ataga, was on Tuesday, stalled due to absence of a prosecution witness.
Ojukwu is standing trial before a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square.
She is also charged with stealing and forgery alongside her sister, Chioma Egbuchu, and Adedapo Quadri.
On Monday, Lagos State Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (DDPP), Mrs A. O. Oluwafemi, told the court that the case was for continuation of trial.
She, however, said that the ninth prosecution witness, DSP Olusegun Bamidele, who had not finished his evidence, was absent in court.
According to the DDPP, the witness sent a text message informing her that he was drenched by rain and unable to get transportation to the court.
She apologised for the witness’s absence.
Lawyer to the defendants, Mr Onwuka Egwu, Mr Babatunde Busari and Miss M. A. Abia-Bassey, said that the prosecuting lawyer had earlier informed them of the development.
They did not object to adjournment of the case.
Justice Yetunde Adesanya consequently adjourned the trial until October 27.
