Lady Who Collected ₦3k As TP But Failed To Visit Fined ₦150k By Court

A lady identified as Rhoda Adu had been fined the sum of N150,000 as damages for failing to visit her boyfriend, Olapitan Sola, after receiving N3,000 for transportation by a Magistrate Court in Ilesa, Osun State.

Didactic Information Hut gathered that Ms Rhoda switched off her phone and failed to show up after Mr Olapitan sent her transport fare to visit him.

When Mr Olapitan felt defrauded and emotionally distressed after sending her transport fare, but her phone became switched off, he reported the incident to the Ayeso Police Station.

Ms Rhoda was thereafter arrested and brought to the court where evidence of the incident was submitted which included the N3,000 transfer and WhatsApp messages between Mr Olapitan and Ms Adu.

Magistrate Akogun Oludare in his ruling ordered that Mrs Adu must refund the N3,000 transport fare, pay N100,000 for breaching their agreement, and an additional N50,000 as special damages for causing Mr Olapitan emotional distress.

The court added that its ruling was intended to deter others from committing similar offences.