A man who allegedly refused to return ₦1 million that was mistakenly credited to his Opay account has reportedly been apprehended by security operatives.
The incident was shared by an X (formerly Twitter) user, @yk-xiany, who said the situation happened last month.
How the Incident Happened
According to the user, the money was mistakenly transferred into the man’s account. When the company discovered the error, they contacted him and asked that the funds be returned.
In an attempt to resolve the issue peacefully, the company’s management reportedly offered to give the man ₦100,000 out of the ₦1 million as a goodwill gesture if he returned the remaining balance.
However, the man allegedly refused to refund the money.
How He Was Traced
Explaining how the man was eventually caught, @yk-xiany wrote:
“He thought he could get away with the money, but they were able to trace his recent calls to two numbers. One was his mum and the other was his girlfriend. The police traced the two numbers and were able to catch him.”
After he was apprehended, it was discovered that he had already spent part of the money.
Reports say he used ₦300,000 from the funds to purchase a new phone.
The man, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, is now expected to refund the money and may also face additional penalties or damages.
Reactions Online
The story quickly sparked mixed reactions on social media.
One user, TJ Kings, questioned the situation, writing:
“What if it was the guy’s prayers that got answered? How do you guys think all those miracle alerts people receive in churches work?”
Another user, Awesome, disagreed and described the act as theft.
“Na tiff be that. However you look at it, the owner got in contact and asked to be refunded.”
A third user, Abel, joked about the situation:
“Your own mistake go be person miracle money. 😂😂 Relax.”
Meanwhile, Project Dreams criticized the earlier comment, saying:
“Lol religion don chop your remaining brain 🤢🤢🤮.”
The incident has continued to generate debate online about whether keeping mistakenly transferred money should be considered theft.
