A man, Francis Chukwu has abandoned his wife in prison
custody after she stood surety for him. The 48-year-old woman, Mrs Onyekachi
Chukwu was on Wednesday dumped in prison custody after she went to the police
to stand as surety for her husband, who later abandoned her and their six
children and fled.
Mrs Onyekachi’s trouble started after her husband, Francis
Chukwu was arrested for committing a criminal offence and was detained by the
police at Area M Police Command, Idimu, Lagos State.
The Enugu State-born Francis allegedly obtained some money
from Raphael Chimaobi Ndunagu under the false pretence and escaped, according
to P.M News.
The matter was reported to the police who trailed and
eventually arrested and detained him at the station. Onyekachi, the wife went
to the police and asked the police to release him to her and she stood as
surety. She promised to bring her any time the police asked him to do so.
However, when Francis was released, he abandoned his wife
and their six children and fled and asked the wife to sort herself in the
station.
The police requested Onyekachi to produce Francis, she told
them that he ran away after he was released from the station. She said she had
made every efforts to bring him back and that he has even abandoned her and the
children.
When the police could not bear the excuses any longer, she
was arrested and charged to court. At the Isolo Magistrate’s court where she
was arraigned, she pleaded not guilty.
The presiding Magistrate, Mrs J.O Adedayo granted her bail
in the sum of N200,000 with one surety. She was remanded in prison custody
pending when she will perfect her bail condition. The matter was adjourned till
9 February 2016.
When accosted and asked her about her husband, she replied
that he has abandoned her to her fate and refused to show up.
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