Quadri Trial: Ojukwu Claims He Was Unaware of Her Activities

At the resumed trial on Monday, the court heard from Ojukwu, who insisted that defendant Quadri was not aware of her activities with Ataga at a short-let apartment in Lekki, where the alleged incident occurred.

During cross-examination by Quadri’s lawyer, Babatunde Busari, Ojukwu stated that Quadri never visited her at the apartment. She said her only communication with him was to request supplies of Loud and Rohypnol after Ataga mentioned he had just one stick of Loud left.

Ojukwu also admitted taking a brown envelope from the apartment when leaving, explaining that it contained personal documents belonging to Ataga and Mary Johnson. The envelope included Ataga’s ID card, office complimentary cards, a driving licence, his Access Bank statement, a passport belonging to Mary Johnson, and UBA statements of account. She told the court that she informed the police during interrogation at her Yaba residence that she had taken the envelope by mistake.

She clarified that she obtained her passport independently and that another person, not Quadri, helped her acquire her driving licence and other documents.

Earlier in the proceedings, prosecution counsel Yusuf Sule announced his appearance, while Ojukwu was represented by Onwuka Egwu. M.A. Abiabasi appeared for the third defendant, Chioma Egbuchu.

Egwu reminded the court of a previous request to tender letters that the prosecution had objected to. He stated that he wrote to the prosecution on October 29, 2021, requesting the production of items released on bond to the nominal complainant. Sule responded that the prosecution had not seen such a document.

Following submissions, Justice Yetunde Adesanya directed Egwu to tender the letters, admitting four letters through Ojukwu into evidence. The judge confirmed that the letters addressed to the Director of Public Prosecutions, Ministry of Justice, Attorney-General of Lagos State, and the Inspector-General of Police, including Ojukwu’s handwritten letter appointing Egwu as her counsel, were admissible.

Justice Adesanya overruled the prosecution’s objection to not tendering the documents through Ojukwu, emphasizing the relevance of the documents.

Egwu also tendered electronic devices through Ojukwu, including an iPhone 7 Plus, an iPhone 11 Pro, an iPhone X, and a 2019 MacBook Pro. Ojukwu stated that the iPhone 7 Plus belonged to her sister, while the other devices were hers, noting that she had sold the MacBook to a vendor.

The court adjourned the case to November 6, 2025, for continuation of the trial.