24 Hours After, Opay Customer Awodoyin Returns ₦54,000 Of ₦100,000

 24 Hours After FIJ’s Story, OPay Customer Awodoyin Returns N54,000 of N100,000 Transferred in Error

From previous thread ;

Just 24 hours after FIJ reported how Opeyemi Faridat Awodoyin withheld N100,000 sent to her in error, she has refunded N54,000 to Ani Gerald Chukwuebuka, a Lagos-based solar system installer.

Chukwuebuka confirmed the development to FIJ on Friday morning, noting that the partial refund was made shortly after the story gained public attention.

“Awodoyin has just refunded N54,000 out of the N100,000 to me,” he said

He explained that the payment did not come directly from Awodoyin but from her sister.

“It was her sister who transferred the money to me,” he added.

Chukwuebuka also expressed appreciation to FIJ for its role in resolving the matter.

“To the entire FIJ team that aided the swift recovery of the funds mistakenly sent to a wrong account, with a heart full of appreciation, I say a big thank you,” he said.

“I didn’t think it was going to be easy, but with the team’s undeniable effort, it seemed like a walk in the park. Again, I say thank you for doing what you know how to do best. God bless you all.”

BACKGROUND

On April 16, FIJ published a story about how Awodoyin withheld N100,000 mistakenly transferred to her by a third party meant for Chukwuebuka.

The error occurred when a friend attempting to repay Chukwuebuka inputted an incorrect account number with a one-digit difference, resulting in the funds being sent to Awodoyin instead.

After discovering he had not received the money, Chukwuebuka traced the transaction and contacted Awodoyin. She initially denied receiving the funds but later admitted to it, claiming at one point that the money had been deducted by OPay due to an outstanding debt.

Although she later agreed to refund the money in instalments during a WhatsApp conversation, she subsequently blocked Chukwuebuka when he tried to follow up on the agreement.

When FIJ reached out to Awodoyin, she didn’t respond. She cut off an initial phone call, switched off her phone afterwards and did not respond to subsequent calls or a WhatsApp message sent to her before publication.