The police in Lagos state arraigned a 25-year-old tailor identified as Victoria Effiong, before a Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Iba last Friday, October 4.
The tailor was arraigned for allegedly refusing to marry a suitor after collecting ₦2.8M among other things, from him.
Effiong is facing three counts bordering on breach of peace, cheating and obtaining by false pretense.
According to Punch reports that the police prosecutor, Inspector Chinedu Njoku, told the court that the incident occurred on September 25, 2024, at 10 a.m. at Ajanaku Street, Isashi.
“Effiong unlawfully cheated the complainant, Dominic Asuquo, by obtaining the sum of ₦2,866,000 under the pretext of agreeing to marry him, but she failed to follow through.”
Furthermore, the prosecutor told the court that while the defendant was dating Asuquo, she obtained an iPhone worth ₦240,000, different clothes, a wristwatch, shoes and bags valued at ₦350,000.
The Relationship Denial
In addition, he said that the complainant gave the defendant a cash sum of ₦810,000, and daily feeding money for seven months worth ₦868,000.
The situation escalated when Asuquo discovered that Effiong was planning to marry another man, despite having introduced him to her parents, who were aware of their relationship.
“Effiong also withdrew ₦300,000 from Asuquo’s ATM account for shopping,” Njoku added
The defendant who was arraigned before Magistrate Mrs O. M. Ogun, pleaded not guilty to the charges against her.
In her defense, Effiong denied being in any relationship with Asuquo and claimed that he knew she was seeing someone else.
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Furthermore, she admitted to receiving the iPhone, a smaller phone worth ₦20,000, money, and other items.
However, she insisted that she had told Asuquo to stop sending her money because she was uncomfortable with it.
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