Man Disappeared With #4m on His Wedding Day

Uzor Emmanuel, a 45-year old married man 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.
A source told our correspondent that the
relationship between, Adeleye and Emmanuel
blossomed after they met at a church in Isolo.
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.