Lagos State Police Command has arrested three domestic staff in connection with the murder of Aribemchukwu, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia's daughter.
The body of the deceased was discovered outside the gate of Ofili-Ajumogobia's Park View Estate home in Ikoyi area of Lagos State.
State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest to newsmen on Wednesday.
Hundeyin stated that police have commenced investigation to unravel the mysteries behind the death of the deceased.
“Confirmed. Three domestic staff (have been) arrested. The case is now being handled at the State Criminal Investigation Department,” the PPRO added.
But a source close to the family, who preferred anonymous disclosed that the incident occurred on Tuesday night, July 30, 2024, while the lifeless body of the daughter was discovered in the early hours of Wednesday.
In a social media post, the source hinted that the murder appeared to be allegedly orchestrated by some domestic workers of Justice Ajumogobia, who were said to have been employed about a month ago.
“My brother and Sister-in-law, Soboma and Rita Ajumogobia’s daughter was murdered in their house in Parkview, we think last night (Tuesday) as her body was discovered this morning (Wednesday) outside the gate to their house.
“It would appear that the new household staff might have been responsible and tried to stage as if she was outside when it happened. However, signs of an attempt to clean up blood inside the house and in the compound tell a different story.
“If this was indeed the handiwork of the staff, it’s salient to observe that they were newly employed less than a month (ago) and she was alone in the house with them. We all need to be super careful, especially with new hires," the source added.
Recall that Justice Ajumogobia was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 15 counts bordering on money laundering and breach of public trust.
The erudite judge was detained by the EFCC in 2016 while probing the source of about $793,800 that allegedly passed through her domiciliary accounts between 2012 and 2015.
Ruling on the case, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court (FHC) Lagos Division upheld Ofili-Ajumogobia’s application to quash the charge and dismissed the allegations against her in 2021.
But in 2022, the National Judicial Council ordered her reinstatement as a judge of the FHC.
The directive was contained in a circular issued by the Chief Judge of the FHC, Justice John Tsoho on December 5, 2022, to inform judges about her reinstatement.
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