Nine months after allegedly collecting nearly ₦2 million from a customer for an iPad and Apple Pencil but not delivering, a gadget vendor was arrested in a dramatic incident inside an airplane.
In a series of posts posted on X (formerly Twitter), a user going by the handle @Hybrid_Ola disclosed the incident, which has sparked intense online conversations.
The posts claim that in August of last year, the customer paid the vendor nearly ₦2 million for the devices.
In spite of numerous follow-ups, the vendor failed to deliver the items or provide a refund.
Following months of unmet expectations and disregard, the client ultimately decided to take matters into their own hands.
Nine months after the original transaction, the vendor was about to leave the country when the police stormed the plane and took him into custody.
The vendor appeared unconcerned about the arrest when responding on Instagram, sharing:
“You say you’re a gadget vendor online, a client reached out to you to buy gadgets… paid you almost ₦2M which was the money agreed upon for the iPad and iPad pen since August last year.”
“But because you think it happened online, you can run away with the client’s money. Client Dey call you, Dey beg you to send money or what they paid for — you blatantly refused.”
“Client left you since last year… now fast forward to this year, you want to travel abroad, you don buy flight, do visa finish — client sent the cops to come inside the plane, bring you down and arrest you… now you Dey call me to beg client.”
In another post, he addressed the vendor’s wife, who allegedly pleaded for her husband’s release, citing their 4-year-old son:
“Using your 4-year-old son to blackmail me into asking the client to release your husband is plain wickedness. Did you not know you had a 4-year-old son when your husband refused to deliver what was paid for?”
“For now I’m on vacation. I can’t do anything from where I am right now… na even the special grace of God I take Dey online.”
The dramatic arrest, which came nearly a year after the failed transaction, has sparked discussions on social media about online vendor accountability and the risks involved in trusting unverified sellers.
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Published by Ejoh Caleb
