Newly Married Couple Sends Best-man To Prison Over Wedding Suit

A newly married woman, Mrs. Ify Anyanwu has arrested and charged to a Lagos court by her husband’s best-man, Chris Abasuonu for assaulting her when she demanded the suit he wore as her husband’s bestman during their wedding.



The 31 Year Old Chris was charged before Apapa Magistrate’s court where he was remanded in prison custody. Trouble started between the couple and Chris on their wedding day. We learnt that Chris started demanding N11,000 from Ify’s husband, saying that was the amount he spent on sewing his suit for the wedding. When the woman heard it, she felt embarrassed and shocked over Chris’ attitude just as the couple was settling down after the wedding.
She reportedly gave him the money and asked him to return the suit since he had collected the money.

Though Chris said he collected the money, he did not return the suit.

According to Ify, after the wedding, Chris started telling neighbours that her husband borrowed money for their wedding. She said Chris later started demanding from them the money he used to sew the suit on their wedding day, threatening to embarrass them publicly.

“We raised the money and gave him and asked him to return the suit,” she said.
She said after waiting in vain for him to return it, she went to his house at 74, Yaya Crescent, Olodi Apapa, Lagos to collect it.
Ify said when she knocked and entered his room and told him her mission, he locked her inside his room and held her neck and pushed her to the wall.
She said she started shouting for help before their neighbours intervened.
In his defence, Chris said he had an agreement with Ify’s husband that he will pay him the money after the wedding.
He said he only demanded his money before the wife got angry and came to his house to demand for the suit.
The action of Chris landed him in court where he is facing a three-count charge of assault, false imprisonment and stealing.
The offences he committed are contrary to Sections 166, 171 and 285 of the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011.
After he pleaded not guilty, the Magistrate, Mrs. A. K. Shonubi, granted him bail in the sum of N30,000 with one surety in like sum.
The matter was adjourned till 25 September, 2012, while Chris was remanded in prison custody until he meets his bail condition.

Posted: at 29-08-2012 01:43 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

see wedding wahala,well its good for chris he didnt behave like a good friend......meanwhile madam Ify  pls dont go to to a man's house unaccompanied,its very dangerous and you can be raped

Posted: at 29-08-2012 02:12 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

 

Posted: at 29-08-2012 02:28 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero

When i say wedding is not for everybody, una go say my mouth dey smell, una see wahala wey dis wedding carry come so?  I no dey oo

Posted: at 29-08-2012 02:47 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

 

Posted: at 29-08-2012 02:56 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

Dats nonesense! Has she not seen couples buy correct designers suit for the bestman,just 11,000 and she's taking him to court. Only God knows what wil happen next wen d guy comes out.   

Posted: at 29-08-2012 03:21 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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Posted: at 29-08-2012 03:27 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero

EXACTLY

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Posted: at 29-08-2012 03:32 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero

African wuman!!! Chai... Dis woman is quite aggressive

Posted: at 29-08-2012 03:41 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming

11,000naira sweet or suit lead to granting bail of 30,000 penny wise pound folish..best man is all about best friend,one among can say ok let me buy for his best friends as kind of celebration for love,why the woman want go for the suit,whose sieze,who will wear the suit,her newly wedded husband or she will go and re sell the suit..The woman must answer for assult too for going what her husband supose to go if posibe the young man still need the suit,why woman do bring trouble all the time,Na wah oh,,

Posted: at 29-08-2012 03:53 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming