15/10/2025
A man once saw this kind of funds in his account. Man didn't even panic. He knew the funds would change his life if he played it smart. He knew he would have to refund the funds but what he does will shock you.
He just transferred a major lump from the money to his lawyer's account and termed it "Payment for Legal Services".
By the time his lawyer saw the payment alert, the client had already bought 17 hectares of land in Benin. Quick transaction. No delay.
He then transferred some part of the remaining money to a crypto vendor and was credited with $250,000 worth of USDT. He immediately invested all of it on WiseLending for a 20% APY. Lol, man wasn’t taking chances.
Then his lawyer's call came in.
"Hello Chief Maxwell, I saw the payment you just made," the lawyer said over the phone.
"Yes, remember you told me about coming on your retainer some months back? That is what I am paying for. Is the money it too much?"
"No o! No amount can be too much when it comes to legal services. I will send you the paperwork to your mail."
In less than 48 hours, his bank had frozen his account.
"Hello my lawyer, how are you?"
"I am fine o, my good client. How are you na?"
"I am not fine o. My bank has frozen my account. Is that even legal?"
"No, it is not legal unless they have an order of court. It was even held in a recent judgement by the Federal High Court in Aiman Mahfouz v. Fidelity Bank Plc (Suit No. FHC/L/CS/07/2025) that bank must no longer honour or enforce account-freezing and Post-No-Debit (PND) orders issued by Magistrates or other inferior courts. So these days only Superior Courts can give such orders".
"Eh? So wetin we go do now?"
"We go write a letter to the bank give them so they go explain themselves but why them go block your account na?"
"Eh Lawyer, you know say I just wake up come see say money dey for my account and the truth be say I dun use the money o"
"How much e be?"
"No be small funds o. Na even police I dey fear. Make them no come carry me."
"I sabi wetin we go. First of all, leave your phone for house. Buy new phone dey on a low because the first thing wey the owners go wan do na to intimidate you with police."
"I no even dey my house. After this call now, I go switch off this phone"
"Ehen...I go write letter threatening to sue the bank, make they provide the order of court wey dem use block your account. If they no get any court order, we go win them. You sabi the person wey send the money?
"Yes, the name na Alhaji Ogunlesi"
"That name sounds familiar. You sure say no be that man wey dey House of Reps?"
"Haa, I no want politician trouble o"
"Relax, e fit be funds wey him suppose use to build road for him constituency for Ogun State".
"Ah! I dun chop people constituency project money!"
"No need to panic. E fit be say the man wan sifon the funds, God come carry am come your side. I go solve the matter no worry. Highest you go refund some part of the funds. I believe say the man go even want make the news cast."
"Eh?"
"Yes, just trust me. I go help you win this matter."
"If you go do am eh, I go surprise you lawyer"
In summary, the lawyer sued the bank because they didn't have any court order to place a post no debit on the client's bank account. The name of the politician was added to the suit.
When the police came to arrest the client, they didn't find him. They told his wife that he is expected to report at the police the next day. His lawyer wrote that his client is actually very sick and is currently undertaking treatment and that the matter is already in court and therefore it is subjudice (the matter is already before a competent court of law, and as such, the police cannot take steps that would prejudice the proceedings).
The lawyer then reached out to the politician's legal representative and negotiated to allow the client only pay back 50% of the funds because the politician feared that it might implicate him. They settled out of court.
The moral of the story is that even though this story didn't happen, you have learnt that the law could either bury you or buy you time, depending on who’s on your side. Either way, always keep your lawyer on speed dial
Credit : Agbo Obinnaya on X
