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A 29-year old man, Mr Ebuka Okeke has been arrested and charged before a Lagos court for allegedly obtaining N1.9m from a single lady identified as Ogochukwu Ogbuehi under the false pretence that he will marry her but dumped her thereafter.
According
to reports, apart from obtaining the money, Okeke brought a baked cake
and made her take an oath that she will not tell anyone that he
collected the said money to marry her. The incident happened between
March and July this year at the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos where the
suspect and the complainant reside.
The suspect also went to
the victim’s shop and drank assorted drinks worth N20,000 without
paying at the same period. However, it turned out that it was a scam
and ploy Okeke used to obtain money from her as he did not fulfill his
own side of the bargain.
Ogochukwu waited
for Okeke to come and perform the marriage rites as they agreed but he
was not forthcoming. She asked to know why he had not fulfilled his
promise and he gave flimsy excuses. The lady then demanded for her
money but he refused giving her back. The matter was reported to the
Police at Area M Command, Idimu. Okeke was then arrested and taken to
the Command for interrogation.
It was gathered that Okeke
admitted that he collected the said amount from her and also promised
to marry her. He said he found it difficult to convince his family to
accept the lady because she was far older than him. He also explained
that he had spent the money and asked to be given time to pay her in
bits.
Okeke was charged before the Ejigbo Magistrates court
for obtaining under false pretence and placing the victim under false
oath. He pleaded not guilty and the presiding Magistrate, Mr Akeem
Fashola granted him bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in
like sum. He was remanded in prison custody pending when he will
perfect the bail condition and the matter was further adjourned till
18th of October, 2017.
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