A man has gone viral after apparently preferring incarceration over returning ₦2.5 million that was accidentally placed into his account.

@StHonorable, a member of the microblogging platform X (previously Twitter), shared the incident.

According to X user @StHonorable, when the funds were inadvertently deposited to his account, the individual reportedly transferred them to another bank account to avoid a reversal.

However, he was captured by security personnel and apparently refused to refund the money, preferring to be jailed.

‎This young man allegedly received 2.5 million into his account by mistake. He then allegedly transferred the money to another account immediately, preventing a reverse transaction from taking place.

‎The police searched for him while he was in hiding until they eventually arrested him. When ordered to return the funds, he allegedly stood his ground and refused, stating that he would rather be sentenced to prison.

Even when asked to return the remaining balance, he reportedly insisted that he be jailed instead, as he would not be returning the money. How would you have handled that situation if you were in his shoes?.

Ojo Eghosa Kingsley, a Nigerian man, was charged with embezzling ₦1.5 billion that was unintentionally debited to his account.

He was offered a one-year prison sentence or a ₦5 million fine. Instead of returning the ₦272 million found in his account, he chose to serve a year in prison.

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