Ifeoluwa Oluwo, a businessman has narrated how he bought the murdered Super TV boss, Usifo Ataga’s MacBook from his mistress, Chidinma Ojukwu.
The businessman disclosed that he bought the MacBook for N495000, 2 days after the slain billionaire’s lifeless body was discovered.
The dismissed 300-level student of the University of Lagos is undergoing trial before justice Yetunde Adesanya of the Lagos State High Court alongside 2 other suspects, Adedapo Quadri and Chioma Egbuchu.
The Lagos State prosecuting counsel, Yusuf Sule, led Ifeoluwa Oluwo, the 3rd prosecuting witness in evidence on Thursday.
Oluwo stated that he sells phones, laptops and accessories at the Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos, and has been doing the business for 5 years.
He added that when he spotted Chidinma on social media after the sale of the laptop, he got all her documents ready.
He said that the main suspect was his customer who had bought a phone from him on the 30th of April and also sold a laptop on the 18th of June to him in his office.
According to Oluwo, “On June 18, Chidinma sold me a MacBook Pro laptop for N495,000 after negotiations and market value comparison. In order to make a sale, you have to submit some documents and fill a form with your government identification card, driving license, international passport, voters’ card, and National Identification Number.
“You also have to fill a form which includes email, phone number, house address, and full name. It will also contain the full value of the item for that day, the name of the item, and the serial number of the item.
“This is what we do to contact a customer if there are any issues.
“I asked Chidinma to unlock the laptop and she did. So, I conducted my internal observation which included speed performance, the circle count of the battery, and general functionality.
“After that, I proceeded to ask questions, ‘Do you have a receipt for this laptop?’
“She stated that it was a gift from her boyfriend and that she had two laptops and needed to sell one to pay some bills.
“I conducted a check on a website for my market evaluation. I confirmed the value of the laptop. It was $1,000 to $1,200. The exchange rate of dollars at that time was N400 to N450 and she wanted to sell for N600,000. We were able to negotiate for N495,000, which I initiated from my UBA bank account to her Sterling bank account.”
The witness when asked if the suspect presented the receipt of the laptop said she was not able to provide the receipt as she had insisted that it was a gift from her boyfriend.
“After the sale of the laptop, we saw her face on social media regarding a murder case. A few days later, the police from the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, invited my manager, Olutayo Abayomi.
“When I got to the police station, I discovered that it was in connection to the laptop we bought from Chidinma on June 18.
“We both made a statement detailing how we came about the laptop and how we made the purchase.
“We gave the police the documents of the former owner, which included a copy of her voters’ card, a copy of our form, and all receipts which already have her information regarding the laptop.
“There is no way we can detect that a phone or laptop was a stolen one,” Oluwo added.
When asked by Chidinma’s lawyer, Onwuka Egbu, during cross-examination if she showed him any documents, receipts, or proof of ownership to show that the laptop was not for her, Oluwa said he was not not shown any.
The case has been adjourned till the 29th of November by Justice Adesanya.
High Court of Lagos State is the highest court of law in Lagos State. It has two main branches, one in Lagos Island and one in Ikeja.
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