Thursday 28 November 2013

Julius Agwu demands N100m from Etisalat for loss of business

Julius Agwu has accused telecoms company Etisalat of
allegedly blocking his mobile telephone line thereby
resulting to loss of business. The popular comedian is
demanding a whooping sum of N100m and has given the
company seven days before he slams them with a law suit.
Speaking through his lawyer Festus Keyamo, Julius
narrates that on October 17, 2013 he noticed mobile
number 08189555555, which he uses as his business line
had been barred.
'He tried severally to make calls from the aforestated GSM
line but same could not connect. Not only could he not
make calls, he also could not receive calls on the said GSM
line. This continued for some days until he got a message
that his line had been blocked by the network provider',
Keyamo says.
Agwu is said to have visited the company's Abuja office at
Hilton to report the matter and was attended to by one Miss
Joan. The lady supposedly informed him that somebody
had 'swapped his line'.
Keyamo says Agwu's line was later restored although the
credit balance was never returned. 'He was however
surprised to find out that his line was blocked again after he
left your said Abuja office'.
'Once again our client visited your office at the local wing
of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Ikeja,
Lagos to lodge a complaint, but painfully, nothing was
done about it'.
And even after meeting with Mobolaji Okusaga, MD, The
Quadrant Company (the media agents/managers for
Etisalat Nigeria), his line was not restored.
'As you are aware, our client as one of the most sought
after Nigerian entertainers needs his phone line to be easily
accessible to keep his business going. It therefore goes
without saying that our client has lost some business
opportunities as a result of your actions', Keyamo says,
explaining the gravity of the situation.
Our sources at The Quadrant Company tell us officials have
been trying to contain the matter so as not to reach the
public. With Keyamo's public statement, things have now
gone downhill.
The company is yet to respond to our enquires over the
matter.

Via: NET

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