Justice Ademuyiwa Oyeyipo of the Federal Capital Territory Excessive Court docket, sitting in Jabi, Abuja, has granted go away to a United Kingdom-based Nigerian, Mr. Emmanuel Opeyemi Makinde, to testify just about earlier than the courtroom over an alleged marriage rip-off.
The courtroom mounted Could 7, 2026 for Mr. Makinde to provide his testimony earlier than the courtroom.
A journey agent, Mr. Waliyu Aderibigbe Shitta, is standing trial earlier than the courtroom for allegedly arranging a fraudulent marriage for Miss Dolapo Afusat Yusuf as a way to facilitate her journey overseas utilizing the identification of Mr. Makinde, a Nigerian citizen based mostly in the UK.
The courtroom made the order in a ruling after events argued a movement looking for to permit Mr. Makinde testify just about within the case.
The Inspector-Common of Police (IGP) filed the movement looking for go away of courtroom for Mr. Makinde, who’s the nominal complainant, to provide proof from the UK.
The Investigating Police Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Monday Onoja, knowledgeable the courtroom that the defendant, after being interrogated, couldn’t produce the wedding certificates allegedly used to facilitate the journey of Miss Dolapo Afusat Yusuf to the UK.
In keeping with him, the defendant acknowledged throughout investigation that the doc had been deleted from their workplace system.
ASP Monday Onoja additional acknowledged that the Nigeria Police had written to the British Excessive Fee requesting the doc however had not but acquired any response.