Lanre Gentry , estranged spouse of Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe has been remanded in Ikoyi Prison for alleged wife battering , in the latest twist of the domestic violence drama .
He was arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrate Court on a three- count charge of domestic violence, assault, and threat to life which he pleaded not guilty to .
Gentry was granted bail in the sum of N500 ,000 with two sureties in the like sum . The sureties must show proof of tax payment and own houses in Lagos with title documents. He was also ordered to remain in prison until he meets the bail demands .
Police prosecutor , Inspector N. Peter told the court that Gentry on April 17 , conducted himself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace by constituting nuisance and behaving in a disorderly manner in a public place . Peter added that Gentry unlawfully assaulted his wife by beating her with physical blows all over her body and also caused Mercy Aigbe ’s grievous bodily harm after giving her a blow on the nose, with blood gushing out.
Peter said the offense committed by Gentry was contrary to and punishable under sections 157 ( f) , 168 (a ) and 171 of the Criminal Law No II , Vol . 44 Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011 .
According to Premium Times, Gentry was initially asked to appear in court on Monday following a physical assault charge leveled against him by the Lagos State Department of Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team . He , however , failed to show up in court saying he was admitted in a Lagos hospital for an undisclosed ailment .
His estranged wife then took to her Instagram account on Monday morning to raise an alarm that her husband was trying to evade arrest with the help of the police . Her close friend , Lara Olubo also claims to have witnessed Lanre Gentry abusing his wife .
The couple was married for seven years and the union produced a son . While it is Mercy ’s second marriage , it is her husband ’s third marriage .
The case has been adjourned till 12 May for
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