Eniola Akinkuotu, AbujaSinger, Orezi, has asked ride hailing service, Bolt (formerly Taxify) to pay him N100m as compensation following a ghastly accident he had while using the service. Orezi, in a pre-litigation letter signed by his lawyers, Abimbola Fakeye and Ifeoma Odum; said the accident occurred on December 6, 2019. The singer, whose full name was stated as Orezi Allen, said he was picked up by a Bolt driver identified as Olamilekan Aina in a Toyota Corolla with number plate, EPE 450EV. The letter further stated, “Our client, therefore, demands the sum of N100m as damages for death scare, medical bills, down time and lost income occasioned by the reckless and negligent acts of the Bolt driver. You will have the right to claim for damages only if Bolt has deliberately violated the contract.

Source: Punch January 07, 2020 13:52 UTC