Furniture Dealer Dupes Top Prison Officer N600k To Marry

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

A top prison officer, Mrs. Joy Edward has lost the sum N600, 000 after she gave a furniture dealer, one Mr. Adebayo Aderibogbe the money to construct some sets of chairs in Lagos.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that instead of the dealer using the money to do the work, he used it to get married to his lover, whom he claimed was on his neck to marry her.

The alleged fraud happened at Okota area of Lagos where Aderibogbo’s office was located and where the victim met him.

His action has landed in trouble after the wedding. The victim had waited in vain for him to deliver the items, only to discover that it was her money that he used to marry the lady who was believed to be older than him. The matter was reported to the police; the furniture dealer was arrested and detained at Ire Akari Police Station where he revealed what happened to the money.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered that at the police station, he confessed that he actually collected the money but that the lady he married tricked him and asked to use the money for their marriage which he did. Hence after the wedding, he had no other money to buy the materials to fulfill his own part of the agreement.

He was charged before Isolo Magistrates court for fraud and stealing.

He pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutor, Mr. Oje Uagbale did not oppose his bail condition but asked the court to give a short adjournment for trial in the interest of justice.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. O.A. Teluwo granted him bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
The suspect was remanded in prison custody pending the fulfillment of the bail condition.
The matter was adjourned till 30 May, 2018.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered that the wife was considering dumping him and move on with her life, as there was no money to bail him from prison custody.