A Karshi Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday remanded a 42-year-old businessman, Timothy Onwumere, in Keffi Prison for allegedly intimidating and duping his girlfriend of N840,000. “In the course of Police investigation, it was revealed that sometime in December 2016, the defendant employed the complainant, Happiness, as a salesgirl in his shop located at Power International Market, Abuja. “They had an agreement that the defendant will be paying the complainant N25,000 as monthly salary and N800.00 as daily allowance. “In the course of performing her duty, the defendant promised the complainant marriage and deceitfully lured her to allow him to be saving her said salary, amounting to N840,000. “The defendant assured her that he will add money to the savings and establish family business after they are married.

Source: Punch February 19, 2019 14:05 UTC