A Nigerian man identified as Ishaku Joseph, has filed a lawsuit against his daughter’s boyfriend, Yunana Zock, before a Customary Court sitting in Kaduna State, for allegedly misappropriating his late wife’s death benefits.
During the proceeding, the police prosecutor, ASP Jeremiah Amfani, said that the accused deceived Joseph’s daughter, Emmanuella, and withdrew N13 million paid as his wife’s de@th benefits.
The police prosecutor said the money was transferred to his daughter’s account in 2023 because she was his late wife’s next of kin and that the matter was investigated by the police after Joseph reported the case to them police.
During cross examination, Emmanuella told the court that the accused took her ATM card without her knowledge and withdrew the money.
In his defence, the accused said he transferred N11.9 million to his girlfriend’s account and that she agreed to give him N2 million to start a business.
According to him they spent time together in Abuja, where they shared each other’s ATM PIN. He presented a document showing his account statement from Opay, which was accepted as an exhibit and added that he would present one witness in court on the hearing.
The Judge, Ms Patience Musa, adjourned the matter until Sept. 30 for continuation of defence.
