A
45-year old married man,Uzor Emmanuel with three kids played a fast one
on a 42-year old lady, Victoria Adeleye at the Ikoyi Marriage Registry
Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria.
Emmanuel who had proposed to
marry Adeleye at the registry dumped her at the court premises and
disappeared with her N4 million. The wedding was subsequently called-off
following Emmanuel’s disappearance.
Friends of the couple, who
attended the wedding ceremony were left shell-shocked as marriage
officials cancelled the wedding.Unknown to Adelye, Emmanuel was married
with three kids. He told her that he was still single and needed to
marry since he was growing old.
Adeleye who was also eager to get a husband, showed interest and became an intimate friend with Emmanuel.
Shortly
after courtship, Emmanuel proposed to marry her and she accepted. He
reportedly moved into Adeleye’s flat at Bola Adeyinwa street Aswani,
Isolo where they started living together as a couple without the
knowledge of their pastor and members of the church.
To cover
their tracks before the church, Emmanuel suggested to Adeleye they need
to go to court to consummate the relationship legally.
Adeleye
agreed and brought out some money with which they used to facilitate the
marriage but on the day they were supposed to tie the knot, Emmanuel
carried out the last of his plans.
The duo had arrived the
registry with close friends but while they were waiting for court
officials to commence the ceremony, Emmanuel excused himself and went
outside the registry. From there he fled with her money and did not
return to the hall.
The suspect was later arrested following a
tip off. He then confessed that he had a wife with kids and he was only
interested in Adeleye’s money. He was charged before Isolo Magistrate’s
court for obtaining under false pretence and stealing under the Criminal
Code.
When he was arraigned, he pleaded not guilty. The
presiding Magistrate, Mrs F.M. Kayode granted him bail in the sum of
N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
He is remanded in prison
custody at Kirikiri, Lagos pending when he will fulfill his bail
condition. The matter was adjourned till 2 October 2014 for trial.
Police sources said his wife refused to show up to facilitate his bail,
saying what he did to the woman was bad.
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