A
man who allegedly got his teenage girlfriend pregnant, before jilting her,
thereby causing her to commit suicide was on Wednesday arraigned before a
Surulere Magistrate Court.
Emeka
Ajezu allegedly caused the death of his lover who drank a poisonous substance
when he jilted her.
Ajezu,
33, a resident of Monkey Village, Maza-Maza, Lagos, had pleaded not guilty to a
charge of causing death by negligence.
Ajezu
it was gathered, was dating 17-year-old Chisome Ekwere, and got her pregnant.
But
when she became pregnant for him, Ajezu refused to take responsibility for the
pregnancy because he was planning to get married to another woman.
Late
Ekwere’s elder sister took her to the house of the accused and she started
living with
him while still pregnant.
The
accused allegedly told the deceased girl that he was going to the village for
his wedding ceremony with another woman.
The
police prosecutor told the court that the suicide note the deceased left behind
indicated that she drank a poisonous substance because she was heartbroken by
Ajezu’s behaviour.
The
presiding Magistrate, Ipaye Nwachukwu, granted the accused bail of N300,000
and adjourned the case until December 20
for mention.
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