Outrage as police arraign man for marrying second wife

The Lagos Police Command has arraigned a man identified as Edmund Uzoma in the State Magistrates’ Court in Yaba for allegedly marrying a second wife.

He was docked on Wednesday, on three counts of bigamy and falsification of information over a marriage certificate.

The prosecutor, Idowu Osungbure, informed the court that Uzoma contracted another wedding with one Sophia Yongxian at a wedding registry. And made a false declaration that he was a bachelor while having a wife.

According to the prosecutor, the defendant committed the crime in 2019 which is punishable under sections 411 and 115 of the Lagos State Criminal Laws and Section 370 of the Criminal Code Act Cap. C. 38 Laws of the Federation, 2004.

However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The presiding Magistrate Olatunbosun Adeola granted him bail in the sum of N1m with two sureties in like sum each. She adjourned the case till the 15th of March, 2023.