A Lagos-based lawyer, Victor Emerson, has petitioned the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, to probe the unpaid winnings of over N186m to his clients by Betbonanza.
Emerson’s clients, in a letter dated January 16, 2012, and received by the NLRC on February 17, 2021, alleged that upon winning the bet, they went to the Betbonanza’s agent in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to get their rewards but they were told that the firm withdrew the money from the agent’s account.
Their lawyer alleged that the lottery commission had refused to respond to their petitions after several weeks of receiving them. “We want to assure the commission that we are irrevocably and immutably committed to ensuring that justice is done to our clients and we have no hesitation whatsoever in taking this matter outside the commission, where it appears the commission is being deliberate in the dereliction of its statutory duties.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)