A Lagos banker, Oluchi Tochukwu Onyebuchi, who allegedly hired assassins to murder her husband was on Tuesday granted bail for N1million by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Magistrate M.O. Olajuwon also ordered that the two alleged hired assassins, Chigozie Nworie (32) and Kingsley Ofelete (36), be remanded in Ikoyi Prisons.
The guys had also escaped with her husband’s Land Rover jeep.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Julius Babatope, told the court that 32yrs old Oluchi contracted Nworie and Ofelete to assassinate her husband on October 9 at No. 18, Fatai Kofo St., Agungi, Lekki.
He said, “The accused made away with the victim’s Land Rover jeep with Reg. No. LND 275 DZ after hacking the complainant and pouring acid on him. The victim’s HP laptop, iPhone, car documents and other valuables estimated at N9.3 million were also taken away by the accused.
Oluchi had informed the two accused on where she had hidden machete, cutlass and acid in her husband’s compound which they were to use in eliminating him.”
Babatope said that Nworie and Ofelete were arrested with the victim’s blood-stained Range Rover on their way to deliver the car to Oluch’s brother in Anambra.
The trio are facing a three-count bordering on conspiracy, robbery and attempted murder.
NAN reports that the accused plea was not taken.
Magistrate adjourned to Jan. 23, pending legal advice from the DPP, because it’s a serious offence.
Here is an excited Oluchi the day she married the man. What went wrong in their marriage? Sigh!
