Emmanuel Thomas l Wednesday, June 07, 2017
IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria – It was showtime today at Ikeja Magistrate Court, Lagos where Nollywood queen, Mercy Aigbe Gentry and her husband, Gentry were due for trial.
Like a well crafted film script laced with intrigues and suspense, both of them came to court at diferent times. First to arrive court was Olanrewaju Gentry, whom many believe has been the source of Mercy Aigbe’s wealth.
At about 11.05 a.m when the court clerk first called their matter , the couple were not in court
When the matter was called again at 11.25 am , only Gentry responded and went inside the chamber of the Chief Magistrate with his counsel. He came out about 18 minutes later at about 11.43 a.m. and immediately departed the court premises with his counsel.
By the time Mercy stepped in, it was like a typical Nillywood scene. She stepped into the court in grand style. All eyes turned on her. She was looking radiant, dressed in a white wool buba and sokoto, a matching black and brown leather palm sandal to match, with a white flowing gown doted with pictures of apple fruit in red and green as if to taunt her estranged husband, come have me if you can.
She came in accompanied by her counsel, Uche Ani and proceeded into the Chief Magistrate’s chamber. They came out few minutes after, having obtained the date of adjournment of the matter. She drove away from the court premises in her black coloured Acura SUV marked KSF 283 EM at 12.05 p.m.
The judge could not proceed due to the way and manner both arrive the court.
Gentry is facing charges bordering on domestic violence for allegedly beating and inflicting injuries on his wife contrary to provisions of Protection Against Domestic Violence and Connected Purposes Law of Lagos State 2007. They were before Chief Magistrate Mrs Folakemi Davies- Abegunde.
Mercy Aigbe, was to tender before the court the medical report of the alleged domestic violence meted on her by her estranged husband.
Gentry on the other hand, was to show cause why the restraining order made April 28, 2017 that he should not come within a mile radius of his wife and their two children should not be made permanent by the court.
Mercy had applied for the restraining order in line with sections 5(1), 1(3) and section 7(1) of Protection Against Domestic Violence and Connected Purposes Law 2007. Chief Magistrate Davies-Abegunde has adjourned the matter till June 28.
