Are you a man?

Do you have a girlfriend who is no longer in a relationship with you?

Do you know that you can go to jail if you go threaten and extort money from her?

Then this news is for you.

A 25-year-old man Oladimeji Tukur, was today brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’Court in Lagos, for allegedly threatening and extorting his former girlfriend.

He demanded N60,000 from his ex-girlfriend, Oredola Kayode, threatening that if she failed to give him the money, she would not graduate in the institution where she was studying.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Komolafe, in her ruling, granted Tukur bail in the sum of N50, 000 with one surety in like sum, who must be a blood relation of the accused after he pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Police Prosecutor, Kehinde Omisakin had told the Court that Tukur committed the offences between June 3 and June 9 within Lagos Magisterial District.

She said the accused carried out his threat by sending various text messages via phone no. +15133371194 to the complainant.

The offences contravened Sections 302 and 303 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. (Revised)

Further hearing in the case has been fixed Sept. 3.