Mr. John Davou, the 75-year-old grandfather, who is seeking a refund of N63,655 from Miss Hope Joseph, his estranged 20-year-old lover, has agreed to
collect N53,655, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Davou told the Hwolshe Area Court in Jos, Plateau State, at the resumed hearing of the case he filed last week that Joseph’s relations had “begged him”
to reduce the amount to N53,655.
“Because of their plea, I have agreed to reduce N10,000 from the amount,’’ he told the court and added that Joseph’s relations were asking for an out-of-court
settlement..
Davou, however, said that he would rather collect the money through the court and stressed that he would only accept full payment and not “piecemeal”
payment.
The respondent, who had vowed not to refund the money at the first mention of the case on October 13, however, changed her stance on Wednesday as she promised
to pay.
She, however, pleaded with her former lover to reduce the money to enable her to pay and also pleaded with the court to allow her to pay N5,000 monthly
through the court over 10 months.
