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A lady has been under fire after collect N3,000 transport fare to visit man but she failed to show up.
The man dragged her to court for obtaining money under false pretenses and she was ordered by the chief magistrate to pay him N150k.
The petitioner told the court that after he sent her the money, she switched off her phone and refused to show up.
The case was shared by a known lawyer on Twitter as @egi_nupe, who said the magistrate awarded damages against the lady to serve as a deterrent.
The story reads, “A court in Enugu has reportedly set a good precedent by awarding damages of 150k against a lady. She was given 3k as transport fare to visit a guy and after collecting the money, she switched off her phone and refused to visit him.”
“Infuriated by her action, the reported and sued her for deceit. In the judgement, the magistrate held that the lady’s action was deceitful and awarded the sum of 150k against her to serve as deterrence to others with such deceitful behavior.”
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