Good morning fellow Nairalanders, I am writing this with a very bitter heart. This issue has been eating me up inside for a very long time, I think it’s high time I share it with the general public and get the peace my fragile heart deserves.

NOTE: I have never claimed to be a professor of English here; neither do I have a degree of linguistic in English Language, therefore I am not perfect. I would have preferred using my local dialect (Igbo) but I need to get a wider reach so English Language is the perfect tool. Please, read to the end, this would be long but I will try to be brief.

Brief Intro:
Last two year I did a Network marketing business with a Chinese pharmaceutical company that paid me very well. It is not a Ponzi scheme. The business involves real networking and the buying and selling of health products. While doing the business, I got to meet new people from my experience of traveling to different states in Nigeria and in the process I made new friends.

The Genesis of my Mistake:

I know this is not snake related, but the mods should pls come to my aid.

Lalasticlala
mynd
seun

I need your help now.

Genesis of my Mistake:
The reason why I and many others like myself who ventured into that business succeeded was because we had the best manager any business owner would be proud of. The manager is a Chinese, he has so many years experience of doing business in Nigeria and understands how to get the best out of Nigerians. He made us understand that it is only an open hand that receives (Meaning, if you don't give you won't receive). His level of trust towards us baffles me after all he must have seen and read about Nigerians. He would supply us products running into millions and asks us to sell and make returns. The key ingredient to the success of his business and our business was trust. This ended up being a big mistake because I got to learn the hard way that humans are blinded by greed

Niger state and Kaduna were my biggest markets. In Niger state (Katcha) I met a very young vibrant man. He is Nupe by tribe, a Muslim and married with kids. At that time, I noticed he was struggling with life and in him I saw myself. I took it upon myself to help him make some money, so I registered him into the business with my money (#37,500), I asked him not to pay me back.

My Mistake:
Just like the Chinese manager, I also distribute products received from the company to some of my top distributors on trust in various states for easy redistribution/sale to customers in their various states. Together we all made money in the business and everybody was happy.
On the 20th of September 2018, I made a fresh supply to the guy in Niger state worth #400,000. I made that supply at a time the company was running a promo tagged “buy one get one free”. What this simply means is that instead of him paying #400,000 he will have to pay #200,000 instead.
Till date he has refused to make payment for those products. From all indication, he has sold the products because He has refused to even return the products back to me. Initially, if I call him he would pick my call and beg me to please give him time which I always do. Later he will tell me to send my account number that he wants to send me part of the money only for me to see an alert of 2k or 3k, most times nothing.

We should beg you to listen to your supposed predicament.
When you are ready, you will drop your advertisement.

Nonsense and reverse psychology.

My Crux:
Early this year (February) the Chinese manager of the company left Nigeria because of the Corona Virus and this slowed down the business completely. Last three weeks ago, I was arrested at my shop by police officers from Abuja. I got to Abuja before I was told my offense. I was arrested by the new Nigerian manager of the company because of the products which I supplied to that guy in Niger state two years ago. I spent three weeks in Abuja prison partly because of the lockdown and because my family members were looking for funds to pay the company. According to the manager, I will pay the #400,000 for products supplied because I didn’t make payment while the promo was on. I was released on Monday 6th of July, 2020 after the payment of #400,000 was made.

To make matters worse, yesterday on hearing that I am out of prison, someone I owed #15,000 during this lockdown came to my shop and collected my android phone. Currently, I am phone-less and typing this with a friends PC. Today, my friend gave me a torchlight phone to be managing till I am able to get another phone.

My questions are:
1. Is it possible to recover the money back from him?
2. If yes, how do I recover the money from him as He is no more picking my calls?
3. Is it okay to be scared, a friend told me NUPE people are very diabolic and he could hurt me?
4. Is it also possible he has jaxed me because I seem not to be taking the matter serious?

Please, my fellow Nairalanders what do you advice I do? Can anybody here help me recover this money??

Please, the mods should come to my aid and move this to the front page. I am convinced someone here might know the guy in question cus he seem to be popular in Katcha, Niger state.

You have not said any tangible thing and you are calling the mods, for what

Outline the issues presciently first!

Its okay. This is no reverse psychology and i am not advertising anything. Thanks anyways, your comment means a lot.

alexistaiwo:
We should beg you to listen to your supposed predicament.

When you are ready, you will drop your advertisement.


Nonsense and reverse psychology.

Okay, i will do that now. i was just doing that to book space for the other write-ups that would follow.

ekwuemendinso:
You have not said any tangible thing and you are calling the mods, for what

Outline the issues presciently first!

benny4wax:
Okay, i will do that now. i was just doing that to book space for the other write-ups that would follow.

Nnaa, I am following, inugo

please, this is a true story. I have proof of all the transactions. I am always put off by the idea of taking him to the police. Is there another approach to getting the money that doesn't involve taking someones husband and father to the police?

Nne, daalu. Your brother is really bitter.

doggedfighter:


Nnaa, I am following, inugo

benny4wax:
please, this is a true story. I have proof of all the transactions. I am always put off by the idea of taking him to the police. Is there another approach to getting the money that doesn't involve taking someones husband and father to the police?

You have a good heart.God bless

benny4wax:
Nne, daalu. Your brother is really bitter.

Well nwayo. You will pick up again ,inugo.

We're you not able to save or establish something while the going was good?

Daalu. I was able to build a twin flat bungalow in Kaduna, not yet fenced. I spent it wisely but wasn't able to reinvest into another business before Covid19.

doggedfighter:


Well nwayo. You will pick up again ,inugo.

We're you not able to save or establish something while the going was good?

Thanks, but is there another way i can get back my money. Everyone keeps telling me to go to the police.

stacyadams:


You have a good heart.God bless

How much be d money??does he have it and not want to pay ?or he doesn't have it??him get car or valuable collerteral?

Business without Ethics will always be futile.

You messed up by trusting.


You have to try and get text messages or records of your business transaction with the Nupe guy so that he will get arrested too. F..k diabolical. You both should go down together.

benny4wax:
please, this is a true story. I have proof of all the transactions. I am always put off by the idea of taking him to the police. Is there another approach to getting the money that doesn't involve taking someones husband and father to the police?

If you are not ready to go to police then use your money to pay the Chinese guy and think of another way to get your money back...

The money is #400,000. I think he has it, because i saw photos of his child's naming ceremony on facebook recently, those were not pictures of someone who is struggling financially. I don't know about the valuable collateral.

stacyadams:
How much be d money??does he have it and not want to pay ?or he doesn't have it??him get car or valuable collerteral?

I think i have learnt my lesson the hard way. i have them all.

yomi007k:
Business without Ethics will always be futile.

You messed up by trusting.


You have to try and get text messages or records of your business transaction with the Nupe guy so that he will get arrested too. F..k diabolical. You both should go down together.

benny4wax:
I think i have learnt my lesson the hard way. i have them all.

If you don't provide these evidences, the police and the Chinese guy will not believe you.

You say he has a wife and kids. Does he not know that before scamming you?

Even if he cant provide money , let him drop goods.

Why are you afraid of arresting him?

dtruth50:
Why are you afraid of arresting him?

I am not afraid of arresting him. I don't have the fund to travel and start a case with the police. Do you understand?