A company,UNIK D Limited,has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,over alleged N90 million fraud by the soap and detergent manufacturing company, ASPIRA Nigeria Limited.
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A representative of the soap and detergent company ,Mr. Henry Ndudi,was alleged to have offered an exclusive sales distribution deal to UNIK D Limited if it could pay the sum of N90 million which will be followed with the supply of two trucks of the company’s products
However ,the Managing Director of UNIK D Limited, Chief Emeka Diwe , said his company made the N90 million payment into the account of ASPIRA Nigeria Limited,but the latter has failed to deliver the goods ,nor has it refunded the N90 million paid.
In two petitions written by UNIK D Limited’s lawyers ,Madukaji and Madukaji Law firm and Chibuike Nwokeukwu, SAN, and Associates, respectively, Diwe disclosed that Ndudi had approached his company offering a deal which will make UNIK D Limited the sole distributor of Viva soap and detergent in the South East zone.
He stated that after the agreement, he was required to pay N90 million into the bank account of ASPIRA Nigeria Limited with the promise to immediately deliver two trucks of their products to the company.
According to the petition, titled, ”Obtaining money by false pretenses and fraud by ASPIRA Nigeria Limited, Messrs Henry Ndudi,Bok Givannas and others at large”; “after the receipt of the payment and confirmation from ASPIRA Nigeria Limited, they withdrew the money and close the deal illegally without supplying any goods or refunding the money.
“We are solicitors representing UNIK D Limited,a duly incorporated company under the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020. The said company is represented by her Managing Director,Chief Emeka Diwe.
“It is our brief that sometimes in Auugis 2025, our client was approached by Henry Ndudi, who is the sales manager and representative of ASPIRA Nigeria Limited,with head office in Kano,Lagos and other business activities scattered over Nigeria. Their main product,Viva soap and detergent were the interest in the discussion.
“After agreement of exclusive sales representative in the South East,they asked him to wire a Ninety Million Naira (N90,000,000) only to their corporate account ASPIRA Nigeria Limited which he did automatically with the official promise to deliver his goods two trucks apiece immediately.
“Payments were made via our client’s account,UNIK D Limited,Fifty Million,N50,000,000 and Forty Million,N40,000,000, respectively.
“After the receipt of the payments and confirmation from ASPIRA Nigeria Limited, they withdrew the money and became elusive and Ndudi has been nowhere to be found. The company has refused to respond to our inquiries. Till date,no goods received,no refund made.no official engagement from the corporate body, ASPIRA Nigeria Limited.
“Today ,our client cannot access his money or his goods.’ It is on good authority and verified that our client borrowed the sum of One Hundred Million Naira, N100,000,000,from his bankers for the business activity of Henry, Ndudi, Bok Givannas,Fadalalahs, and others at large.”
The petition urged the EFCC to bring the foreign and local perpetrators to book,recover stolen money, return UNIK D company’s exclusive distributorship and prosecute them to serve as a deterrent to others.
“These people operate as syndicates all over Nigeria towards defrauding unsuspecting investors.”
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