Opay MD Gotring Dauda Wutrika, 5 Other Directors Risk Jail Over Alleged Court Order Breach

Opay MD Gotring Dauda Wutrika and 5 other Directors risk jail over alleged court order breach.

 

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that OPay Digital Services Limited is facing mounting legal pressure after Union Bank of Nigeria Plc filed a committal proceeding before a Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking possible jail terms for six of its top executives over alleged disobedience to court orders.

 

The suit, marked FHC/L/CS/629/2025, lists the company’s Managing Director, Gotring Dauda Wutrika, alongside directors Wang Dan, Wen Mingxuan, Duyao Huang Simon, Ozoemena Chijioke, and Abass Rashidat Motunrayo, as alleged contemnors.

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The application, filed under the Sheriff and Civil Process Act, is based on a Form 49 notice requiring the executives to show cause why they should not be committed to a correctional facility for allegedly failing to comply with court directives.

 

According to court filings, Union Bank is asking for an order committing the executives to custody over what it described as “wilful and deliberate disobedience” of multiple court orders, including preservatory, disclosure, and reversal directives issued between March and April 2025.

 

The bank alleged that OPay failed to place restrictions on accounts linked to disputed transactions, did not disclose required account details, and has yet to reverse funds as ordered by the court.

 

Despite being duly served with the orders and subsequent judgment, Union Bank claims the fintech firm has refused to comply, prompting the contempt proceedings.

 

The case has also drawn attention from industry observers, who note concerns about compliance within Nigeria’s fast-growing digital payments space. Regulators, including the Central Bank of Nigeria, are expected to monitor the situation closely as the proceedings unfold.

 

More details to follow…