A Nigerian lawyer has gone viral online for using a clever strategy to help a client turn a verbal ₦300,000 debt into a written confession, making it legally binding.

Debt Without Proof

The client, a young woman, lent ₦300,000 to someone but did not have written proof of the loan.

This made it difficult to obtain the funds in court or enforce repayment.

“Sir, someone owes me money. ₦300k,” she reportedly told her lawyer.

“Do you have any proof to that effect?” the lawyer asked.

“No,” she admitted.

The Lawyer’s Clever Strategy

Instead of asking the debtor directly for the ₦300k owed, the lawyer advised the client to request ₦350,000, which is slightly higher than the actual debt.

This approach was intended to elicit a correction from the debtor, which would then serve as written proof.

“Write to him and ask him to pay you ₦350k,” the lawyer instructed.

“Sir, but what he owes me is ₦300k,” she replied.

“Don’t worry, just do as I have told you,” the lawyer said.

Written Confession

When the client followed the lawyer’s advice, the debtor responded, inadvertently confirming the actual debt in writing:

“What I owe you is 300, not 350,” the debtor allegedly wrote.

The lawyer then explained that this response could be used as legal evidence to pursue the debt.

“I then showed the Barrister the reply I had received from him, and he said, ‘That is the evidence we will use against him.’”

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