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Drama as defence counsel accuses father of killing wife of Danish man standing for murdering his wife

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Drama as defence counsel accuses father of killing wife of Danish man standing for murdering his wife

Mr. Christopher Madaki, the step father of Zainab Nielsen, murdered wife of Danish Peter Nielsen has been accused of killing the late 29 year old.

Peter Nielsen is standing trial before an Igbosere High Court for the murder of Zainab and her daughter, Petra.

According to Nielsen, who spoke through his counsel, Olasupo Shasore, SAN, Madaki and some unnamed family members returned to his house and removed his wife’s safe.

The trial, which commenced on Monday, resumed on Wednesday with the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, Titilayo Shitta-Bey, calling Madaki, Zainab’s stepfather, as the third prosecution witness.

During cross-examination, the defence counsel accused Zainab’s family of being responsible for the killings.

According to Shasore, Madaki rushed down to Lagos the morning of the deaths, while the next day, he and some of his family members were seen on Closed Circuit Television, CCTV, returning to the couple’s Banana Island home to remove her safe.

Madaki however denied the allegations and challenged the defence to provide the video.

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Shasore alleged that “CCTV showed that you (Madaki) spent the night on Banana Island and returned there on April 6.

“You and others removed the safe belonging to Zainab Nielsen from the eighth floor, flat 17, you removed the safe.”

Madaki, in his response, fired back: “I believe you already have the CCTV recording. You can play it. I never returned to Banana Island after April 5.”

Continuing, Shasore alleged that valuables in the safe included title documents to property bought or paid for by Nielsen or Zainab.

He also alleged that Zainab transferred millions of naira to her mother (Madaki’s wife) and that she also bought or built the Abuja home, where Madaki and his wife lived, alleging that Zainab and Petra were killed because of the property.

 

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