The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was chosen as the song for a sham wedding.

Nigerian Abiola Kumoye, 34, was paid £2,150 by Jayeola Abiola, 27, to organise the event. Portuguese “bride” Vania Pinheiro-Fernandes, 27, bought her dress on the day.

Ayodeji Abbis, 27, took £1,000 to be best man despite being a total stranger .

He denied knowing it was a sham or that he was paid £1,000, claiming the money was owed to him by an associate of Abiola.

Prosecutor Edward Bindloss said: “Was it a coincidence the money was paid in to his account on the same day of the wedding?

“This was his reward for being a valued and important part of that sham marriage. He was the best man for a complete stranger and there to make money.”

Recorder Gurdial Singh told Hull crown court: “Sham weddings strike at heart of immigration system.

“If it wasn’t for the eagle-eyed registrar, it would have gone ahead, everything was planned.

“The groom had even chosen the rather apt song of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.

"This offence strikes at the heart of immigration and marriage itself.”

They were stung when the registrar in Hull told police.

Dad-of-two Kumoye, of Manchester, got 16 months’ jail. Abbis, of Leeds, got eight months. Abiola, of Hull, and his fake bride, of Manchester, were jailed earlier this year.

All admitted conspiracy to breach immigration law.

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