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N50m Fraud: Police Parade Two Suspects

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The Ebonyi State Police Command, on Wednesday, paraded two persons, Alegu Nwabueze and Moses Onyema, for allegedly defrauding one Emmanuel Nnaji from Enugu State to the tube of N54 million.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, told journalists that Nwabueze, his wife Chinyere and Onyema, who is a former chairman of Ikwo Local Government Area of the state committed conspiracy/forgery and advance fee fraud by selling people’s land.

He said, “This is a case of conspiracy/forgery of title document and advance fee fraud, reported through a written petition against the suspects, one Alegu Chinyere, Alegu Nwabueze and Moses Onyema.

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“Forged title document were recovered from them. And they defrauded Mr. Emmanuel Nnaji Ede of Enugu State to the tune of N54 million, while N21.39 million was recovered from Alegu Nwabueze’s bank account.”

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But reacting to the police statement, the suspects; Nwabueze and Onyema denied any involvement in land fraud.

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They informed that they genuinely executed the land business with relevant documents and described the allegations against them as untrue.

They lamented their continued detention by the police over the matter, adding that they have been in detention for more than a week.

Nwabueze pointed out that the land they sold was given to his wife, Chinyere, by her elder sister, a former Commissioner for Budget, Research and Planning in the state, Chinwe Okah, who is now late, as a settlement for living with her for 16 years.

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“It is my wife that owns the land. Elder sister to my wife, late Engr. Uchechi Okah, gave the land to my wife and it is my wife that sold the land and put the money in my account. The land was given to my wife by the late Okah because she lived with her for 16 years and my wife is her younger sister.”

On his part, Onyema said his friend from Enugu called him that he needed a land in Abakaliki to establish a factory and he consulted two land agents who got the land for him.

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He noted that after the agents got the land, he made independent investigation and discovered that the land was genuine and it was sold.

He disclosed that the papers of the land was handed to him in the presence of a lawyer, Barr Sunday Ununu, and he called one of his boys when he was council chairman and asked him about one Chinyere Alegu and that his boy told him that he knows the woman

He said, “I asked the boy if he was aware that Chinyere has a land along Nkwegu that she wants to sell and he said yes. I sent up to two persons separately to go and confirm from Chinyere if she has a land and it is for sell and they all said yes.

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“I then went myself and showed her the papers that were given to me and she confirmed that the lands belongs to them and they said it is for sell. I told them that my friend from Enugu wants to buy the land and they said they are ready to sell it.”

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My Husband Started Coming Home Late, Dated Other Women After He Bought BMW

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Kabushi Local Government, Zambia, has heard how a married man changed after buying a BMW vehicle as it gave him confidence to go after other women.

In this case, Veronica Chiluya 30, , sued Sammy Shapi, 40, for divorce due to marital disputes.

Veronica told the court that the two got married in 2014 after Sammy paid K400 as dowry and together they have two children.

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According to Zambia Daily Mail, she said all was well until 2021 when her husband bought a car after he went to do some work outside the country.

He started coming back home late and sometimes he would come the next day around 14:00 hours.

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“He used to be a good husband, but the moment he bought a car, things changed in the house as he now started seeing other women.”

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My Husband Seized My Wedding Gifts, Threw Me Out — Wife

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…I’m sorry —Husband

A Sharia Court in Kaduna, Kaduna State, has dissolved a two-year-old marriage between a couple, Harira Sanusi and Aliyu Yunusa.

The judge, Malam Salisu Abubakar-Tureta dissolved their marriage following a petition for divorce filed by Harira.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Harira accused Aliyu of calling her parents names and humiliating her.

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He will often throw out my suitcases and other belongings.

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“He seized my wedding gifts and humiliates me,” she said.

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She prayed the court to order Aliyu to allow her access to her belongings.

On his part, Aliyu who did not deny the allegations apologized to her in court.

Aliyu granted the request of Sanusi and made one pronouncement of divorce to her.

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My Husband Threw Me Out After 17yrs of Marriage —Wife

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…I still love her —Husband

A housewife, Lawal Modupe, has approached an Upper Area Court sitting at Kubwa, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), seeking the dissolution of her 17-year-old marriage to her husband, Ismaila on the grounds of lack of love and affection.

Modupe told the court that she got married Ismaila according to Islamic laws.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the mother of three stated that her husband sent her out of their matrimonial home on June 17, 2023.

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“I do not love him anymore and I want the court to dissolve our marriage,” she said.

The respondent, however, said that he still loves his wife and would not grant her request for divorce.

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He pleaded with the court to call for a mediation involving his family and that of the wife.

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The judge, Mohammed Wakli, however, said that he still loves his wife and would not grant her request for divorce.

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He pleaded with the court to call or a mediation involving his family and that of his wife.

The judge, Mohammed Wakili, however, advised the respondent to make efforts to win his wife’s love back and the couple two weeks to settle their differences and report back to the court.

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