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newly married woman, Mrs. Ify Anyanwu has arrested and charged to a Lagos court
her husband’s bestman, Chris Abasuonu for assaulting her when she demanded the
suit he wore as her husband’s best man during their wedding. The 31- year old
Chris was charged before Apapa Magistrate’s court where he was remanded in
prison custody. Trouble started between the couple and Chris on their wedding
day. It was gathered that Chris started demanding N11,000 from Ify’s husband,
saying that it was the amount he spent on sewing his suit for the wedding. When
the woman heard it, she felt embarrassed and shocked over Chris’ attitude just
as the couple was settling down after the wedding. She reportedly gave him the
money and asked him to return the suit since he had collected the money. Though
Chris said he collected the money, he did not return the suit. According to
Ify, after the wedding, Chris started telling neighbours that her husband
borrowed money for their wedding. She said Chris later started demanding from
them the money he used to sew the suit on their wedding day, threatening to
embarrass them publicly. “We raised the money and gave him and asked him to
return the suit,” she said. She said after waiting in vain for him to return
it, she went to his house at 74, Yaya Crescent, Olodi Apapa, Lagos to collect
it. Ify said when she knocked and entered his room and... told him her mission, he
locked her inside his room and held her neck and pushed her to the wall. She
said she started shouting for help before their neighbours intervened. In his
defence, Chris claimed that he had an agreement with Ify’s husband that he will
pay him the money after the wedding. He said he only demanded his money before
the wife got angry and came to his house to demand for the suit. The action of
Chris landed him in court where he is facing a three-count charge of assault,
false imprisonment and stealing. The offences he committed are contrary to
Sections 166, 171 and 285 of the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State of Nigeria
2011. After he pleaded not guilty, the Magistrate, Mrs. A. K. Shonubi, granted
him bail in the sum of N30,000 with one surety in like sum. The matter was
adjourned till 25 September, 2012, while Chris was remanded in prison custody
until he meets his bail condition.
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