Chinese company mistakenly sent N38m into Nigerian woman's account

Chinese company mistakenly sent N38m into Nigerian woman's account

- A Nigerian woman, Sola Ismail, has been praised by many after she sent back the sum of N38m that was credited into her account

- The woman was expecting a refund sum of N38,000 from a Chinese company that could not fulfil the order she purchased from them

- Before sending back the money, Sola deducted the bank charges the error transfer had incurred

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A businesswoman, Sola Ismail, has shown that there are many honest Nigerians in the country who would do the right thing no matter how inconvenient.

In a Facebook post by Elder Olabisi Ekwueme, the woman wanted a refund of the money she had paid to a Chinese company for a product which they did not have.

The refund was to be N41,000 but the company said they would only return N38,000. In error, the company transferred the sum of N38 million into her account.

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Without giving it a second thought, the woman returned their money after deducting bank charges.

As a response, the company returned her full N41,000. Olabisi went ahead to say that stor like Sola’s is proof that there are upright Nigerians.

Read his post below:

Below are some of the reactions the development got from Nigerians:

Obia Nuju said:

"Chinese people? I doubt I won't stress them before returning. They won't easily do same if tides turn. I hope they learn from it."

Tina Mfoniso Abang said:

"Wow! I'm proud of her, to think that ppl think Nigerians are dubious. We still have ppl with integrity jare."
Chinese company mistakenly sent N38m into Nigerian woman's account
The Nigerian woman sent back the money without much ado. Photo source: Elder Olabisi Ekwuem
Source: Facebook

Chinyere Tochi Eseola said:

"She have a good heart after the initial inconvenience they gave to her."

Richard Chiedu Nwaokolo said:

"You hardly hear good reports like this about Nigerians. We are super proud of you."

Hrh Lyn Ejiro said:

"Wow! I am speechless. Would I have returned it? Especially as dem use me catch cruise? Nigerians are good people jare. The Chinese are not so great. Hope this go trend. Na only the ones mini hushpuppies do dey trend. Mtchewww."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the federal government through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission praised the good virtue of Ikenna Nweke, a Nigerian in Japan who returned a lost wallet that contained a huge sum of money and a credit card.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa in a statement on Sunday, June 28, said Ikenna’s character is the true representation of Nigerians all over the world.

Source: Legit.ng

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Joseph Omotayo (HOD Human-Interest) Joseph Omotayo has been writing for the human interest desk since 2019 and is currently the head of the desk. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.