A 28-year-old lady, Alom Chukwudi, has dragged her boyfriend, Onyebuchi Nwufu, a businessman, to a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Nasarawa State, claiming damages for deceiving her into believing he was going to marry and later dumping her.

While briefing the court, the prosecutor, Corporal Friday Adaji, said that Chukwudi had reported a case of betrayal at the 'A' Division Police Station, Mararaba, on June 12, 2015, where she stated that she had been dating Nwufu since August 2014, and he had promised to marry her.
He encouraged her to move in with him and while living with him, she carried out all the duties of a wife in the hope that he would make the union official but he later reneged on his promise.

But on May 28, Nwufu packed his belongings to an unknown destination, abandoning his common law wife, leaving her with a seven-month pregnancy.

The prosecutor said the accused left Chukwudi with no money or food for two months, thereby committing an offence that contravenes Section 383 of the Penal Code.

But Nwufu, in his defense, denied running away when she became pregnant, saying he only traveled for a business transaction.
"I left the house because there was a business I had to attend to. I am at fault for not telling her but I did not deceive her."
The judge, Albert Maga, granted him bail in the sum of N200,000, while adjourning the case till June 25 for further hearing.

Fatdon:
Women and their wahala, na by force to marry

Neyoor:
FTC!


If further hearing revealed that the man is deliberately staying out of his matrimonial home to find solace in the arms of another woman elsewhere....... He should be given a stiff penalty for such offence. And as for the woman, epele mah, eku amun monra.


Meanwhile, I'm the First to comment. Any gift for this achievement?

jnrbayano:
Its a huge achievement. I recommend you go for thanksgiving with a big Muturu N'Dama cow.

firstEVA:
under the law, it is called "breach of promise to marry". He has to pay damages, next time, he will learn to keep his promise.

Neyoor:
FTC!


If further hearing revealed that the man is deliberately staying out of his matrimonial home to find solace in the arms of another woman elsewhere....... He should be given a stiff penalty for such offence. And as for the woman, epele mah, eku amun monra.


Meanwhile, I'm the First to comment. Any gift for this achievement?

adeaks:



But you also know that under the law, breach of promise to marry is one of the actions that cannot succeed without the plaintiff's testimony being specifically corroborated.


Now who was there when he promised to marry her that will corroborate her claim in court? As far as I know cohabiting with a lady does not ipso facto raise such presumption, neither does it equate to an express promise to marry.

Or why do you think that breach of promise to marry cases rarely succeed in Nigeria? Hardly would you find up to five in our case law.

With a good lawyer this case won't succeed, otherwise all the baby mamas in Nigeria would be rushing to court.

firstEVA:
how can corroboration be an issue in such a case, cohabitation is presumption of marriage under common law so what's the issue. She has a very beautiful case with very good chances of success.

Women are ashamed to file such actions that's why we hardly have it in our courts not that they hardly succeed.

vizkiz:
I just hope this doesn't become the new trend in town...cuz biitches will start taking em niggaz to court for dumping their ass(es)