Nigeria, Aug. 9 -- A magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos, has given an order for the remand of Chidinma Ojukwu, the suspected killer of Usifo Ataga, for 30 days.

The magistrate, Adeola Adedayo, gave the order following a remand application by the police prosecutor.

Ms Ojukwu, a 300-level student of the University of Lagos, was arrested by the police on June 23 for allegedly killing Mr Usifo, the chief executive officer of Super TV.

Ms Ojukwu, who was allegedly dating the deceased, had narrated how she stabbed him several times, stole from him and left him in an apartment where they both lodged in Lekki. She said she did so in self defence.

Making a remand application on Monday, Cyril Ajifor, the police prosecutor, said the application was...