The Lagos State Police Command mentioned it had arrested three home staff of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia following the invention of the decide’s daughter, Aribemchukwu’s lifeless physique exterior the gate of their Park View Property house within the Ikoyi space of the state on Wednesday.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest whereas responding to inquiries on the incident by PUNCH Metro on Wednesday.
A household supply aware about the incident who selected to be nameless because of the nature of the matter had disclosed in a social media put up that the incident occurred on Tuesday night time whereas the lifeless physique of the daughter was discovered within the early hours of Wednesday.
The supply famous that the incident seemed to be a homicide allegedly orchestrated by some home staff of Justice Ajumogobia who had been mentioned to have been employed a couple of month in the past.
The supply wrote, “My brother and Sister-in-law, Soboma and Rita Ajumogobia’s daughter was murdered of their home in Parkview we expect final night time as her physique was found this morning exterior the gate to their home.
“It might seem that the brand new family workers might need been accountable and tried to stage as if she was exterior when it occurred. Nevertheless, indicators of an try to scrub up blood inside the home and within the compound inform a distinct story.
“If this was certainly the handiwork of the workers, it’s salient to watch that they had been newly employed lower than a month (in the past) and he or she was alone in the home with them. All of us must be tremendous cautious, particularly with new hires.”
Reacting additional when contacted by our correspondent, Hundeyin famous that an investigation had begun into the incident.
“Confirmed. Three home workers (have been) arrested. The case is now being dealt with on the State Prison Investigation Division,” the PPRO mentioned.
Recall that Justice Ajumogobia was prosecuted by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee on 15 counts bordering on cash laundering and breach of public belief.
She was detained by the EFCC in 2016 whereas probing the supply of about $793,800, which the anti-graft company claimed handed by means of the decide’s domiciliary accounts between 2012 and 2015.
In the meantime, in a 2021 ruling, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Lagos Division of FHC upheld Ofili-Ajumogobia’s software to quash the cost and dismissed the allegations in opposition to her.
In 2022, the Nationwide Judicial Council ordered her reinstatement as a decide of the Federal Excessive Court docket.
The directive was contained in a round issued by the Chief Decide of the FHC, Justice John Tsoho, on December 5, 2022, notifying judges of the courtroom in regards to the growth.