An Ikeja High Court has ordered for the arrest and detainment of Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen for contempt, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Osimhen has several disobeyed the court orders for him to appear and state his part in the allegations against him brought forward by his in-law and ex agent Osita Okolo. The allegations bothered on commissions from his move to Napoli.
As first reported by OwnGoalNigeria.com, Okolo was part of the team behind Osimhen’s move to Napoli for a fee of around €71.2m, but that amount is currently been disputed by an investigation into the deal by the Italian and French authorities.
We exclusively gathered that William D’Avilla who was the main act in brokering the deal was due a commission of €5m from which he will pay Osita €1.3m. D’Avilla paid Osita $450k and another €91k.
According to what we gathered Osimhen collected the $439k and €89k paid to Osita saying he wants to use it to settle other family members and will return the cash to his In-law when he is settled in Italy.
Osimhen didn’t return the cash as promised and in November, Osita went public with it in an interview where he said that the 23 year old should take care of his family members. That didn’t go down well with Osimhen who texted him to say he won’t have him as his agent anymore.
On the 4th of January precisely he paid Osita €20,000 from what he collected from him meaning he is now owing him around $439 and €69,000. The dispute has landed the duo in court with Osita insisting on getting his money in full.
The court issued the warrant for Osimhen’s arrest after he failed to turn up or send his representatives on the dates the case was fixed for hearing. He shunned the four times he has been asked to appear in the court even though he was in Nigeria at the time.
In Nigeria, individuals who are guilty of shunning court orders are most times punished with jail terms per what we gathered from people who are conversant with how the law works in Nigeria.
Aside his case with Okolo, his first agent Jean-Gerard Benoit Czajka has also sued him for €5m as part of what he is due from the move to Napoli considering he started the move.
