An Isolo Magistrates’ court sitting in Lagos, has remanded a 42-year-old man, Onuimo Gerald in prison, for allegedly dumping his 49-year-old lover, Ojukwu Christiana, to secretly marry another woman.

P.M NEWS reports that Gerald met his ex-lover several years ago at Fasehun Street in Ago Palace Way Okota, Lagos where both resided until he allegedly left her. He had allegedly given Christiana false hope of marrying her, which prompted her to give him the sum of N450, 000 to invest in his business.

Reports reveal that when Gerald’s business eventually started booming, he secretly went and married another woman without his supposed fiancé’s knowledge and later informed her that he had gotten married to another woman.

Christiana, who felt betrayed, asked Gerald to refund the money she gave him to equip his shop in 2011 since he had breached their agreement but he reportedly refused to refund the money and told her that he had offered her services worth more than the said amount over the years.

Christiana was said to have reported to the police at Ago Palace Way and Gerald was arrested and charged to court.

Speaking in court, Gerald who pleaded not guilty, alleged that there was no such agreement between them.

Meanwhile, reports claimed that Gerald, allegedly spoke on why he breached the supposed agreement, had said Christiana was far older than him and too fat, as such, his family did not want her.

The presiding Magistrate, Mrs. Joy Ugbomoiko, granted him bail in the sum of N 100, 000 with one surety in like sum.

Ugbomoiko charged the accused with obtaining under false pretence.

He was remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri pending when he will perfect his bail condition and the matter was adjourned till 12 December for mention.