Filed by his counsel, Barrister Olalekan Ogunbunmi, the swimsuit challenges Opay Digital Service Limited’s determination to put a restriction on King’s account with out what he described as lawful authority.
Customer has sued Opay over alleged unlawful account freeze and claimed motion led to father’s dying.
NewsOnline Nigeria experiences {that a} buyer of Opay Digital Service Limited, a number one Nigerian fintech and cell cash operator, has filed a swimsuit towards the corporate on the Federal High Court in Lagos over the alleged illegal freezing of his account, an motion he claims contributed to the dying of his father.
The applicant, Moses King, instituted the swimsuit below the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009, pursuant to Section 46(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The case is marked FHC/L/CS/178/2026.
Filed by his counsel, Barrister Olalekan Ogunbunmi, the swimsuit challenges Opay Digital Service Limited’s determination to put a restriction on King’s account with out what he described as lawful authority.
According to courtroom paperwork, King’s Opay account (Account No: 8087652738) was positioned on Post No Debit (PND) from September 17 to December 9, 2025, allegedly with none courtroom order or directive from a legislation enforcement company.
King contended that the restriction denied him entry to ₦500,000 he supposed to make use of to settle his father’s hospital payments. His father, who had been hospitalised since September 10, 2025, reportedly handed away on December 15, 2025.
In the originating software, King is asking the courtroom to declare that the freezing of his account was unlawful, unconstitutional and a violation of his elementary rights. He particularly alleged breaches of Sections 34, 36, 43 and 44 of the Constitution, arguing that the motion amounted to inhuman remedy and illegal deprivation of property.
The applicant can also be in search of ₦50 million in exemplary damages, alongside an order directing Opay to problem a public apology to be printed in two nationwide newspapers.
To help his claims, King filed a 23-paragraph affidavit through which he acknowledged that he’s a dealer who has used his Opay account for lawful transactions over an extended interval with none prior points. He alleged that upon contacting Opay’s customer support, he was knowledgeable that the account had been frozen however was not supplied with any courtroom order authorising the motion.
He additional claimed that Opay later attributed the restriction to an inside {bank} report, insisting that he had by no means engaged in fraud or any unlawful {financial} exercise. According to him, the account freeze subjected him to extreme hardship and compelled him to depend on neighbours for primary sustenance.
As of the time of submitting this report, Opay Digital Service Limited had not filed any response to the swimsuit, regardless of being duly served.
Meanwhile, Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court has fastened March 2 for the listening to of the matter.
