I think this is one of the most difficult but interesting case on the show. God bless the Honourable Judge. More wisdom Ma

I have learnt a lot from this video. It is an eye opener. May God grant Judge Funmi the wisdom to decode this confusion called " Container Business 🙏.

To be a judge is not an easy task kudos to judge funmi 👍

So many observations! Yinka's aunty knows somethings, her body language shows it. Oretide has anger issue, which is why they are smarter than her, why block ur client cos she is insultive, how many of ur clients can u block. Yinka should know that u win some and loose some, don't try to be smarter than ur teacher, else he will use ur weakness against u and leave u halfway. Finally, Yinka should let go of this issue cos she got everything, except that there was alcohol there, she should use this as a learning curve and forge ahead. As for Oretide, if u know u don't want to eat meat, don't use ur teeth to share it. Next time, if customers don't buy everything from u, warn the customers and let them know that anything that happens to their containers, they will bear the consequences. I pray Judge Funmi handles this case with wisdom.

Judge Funmi's calmness is topnotch...Her Professionalism is amazing

I have gone through all comment before I decide what to say, critically the Judge needs to ask few question and needed to be backup with evidence 1. Was there anything else in the container, parked with a BROWN CARTON and A GREEN GLASS BOTTLE, how was the HONEY PARKED? 2. Did Yinka's ant show up on the last day of loading or was she present every time they loaded the container? 3. Did Yinka/her Husband inform (date) Oretide when they learned that the shipment had arrived in the US? 4. When were they made aware that the package contained ALCOHOL? When did they learn that there will be shipping container examination? 5. When did Yinka or her husband (date) actually see the goods? Was it after the ALCOHOL'S DESTRUCTION? When did they inform Oretide that alcohol was discovered in the shipment? She also noted that the beans weren't separated and a BOTTLE of honey was gone, was it AFTER OR BEFORE YOU told Oretide about alcohol 6. Were Yinka or her husband ever seen the alcohol bottle weather images or video before they were destroyed, or were they just shown this image (of the broken glass bottle) shown in court? 7. Yinka: HOW MANY PARKS of ALCOHOL BOTTLES WERE FOUND? Did the US customs officer rearrange or offload the goods in the container for inspection? Was it discovered inside (at the back of the container), in the middle, or by the door? 8. Oretide: Did you completely fill the container with nothing no space left? Did you take pictures on the last day of loading to send to Yinka? Can you recall when and where you filled the honey bottle? This questions will give clear picture of how this happened and question 7 & 8 tell us who loaded and how the ALCOHOL got into container. If the questions are answered honestly and with sufficient evidence, neither Oretide nor Yinka need to tell us the truth because both of you will lose. For example, if Oritide can lose her shipping licence to the US, why would she load contraband? However, if Yinka is only losing some money for the destruction of the contraband ALONE, this reveals who is playing the game. AWESOME JUDGE FUNMI, It unfortunate that this is the way I will learn about a great business opportunity without spending money or attending a class. MA GIVE YOUR VEDIT!!!!!!

Anger indeed is a small madness, even in my handbag business, I cannot have peace, until the client orders has gotten to them...

Lot of lessons to learn here 1. First, the problem started when different suppliers were asked to bring goods instead of Oretide alone. Had it been she was the only one who sourced for the goods in Nigeria, she could have easily been held responsible. 2. Second, what happened during the process of loading? Could it be that those who loaded the container did a mix up or something because this always happen in our everyday lives. Mix ups always occur in businesses that has to do with moving things. 3. Third, I think Oretide got vexed with their attitude at a point when she was checking the goods brought for her and that sort of affected thorough checking of other things that was brought from other sources. It such a pity 🤦🏽‍♀️

As someone who has been into international trade and have little knowledge about trade laws. I know that there's usually a Statute of Limitation on when a customer can raise concerns or take legal steps on damaged goods or contrabands received from an exporter.. Which is why I keep asking 1. Why did it take the Plaintiff 2 whole months to report something that got her a Federal warning after first complaining about missing honey (which turned out to be a lie) and then branded stickers then destruction of alcohol that cost you 3.7million? Which means before the container was released you paid for destruction of contraband and went further to offload before complaining about missing honey so you overlooked such amount for 2 months because you didn't want to disturb your supplier? It sounds to me like they knew the source of the alcohol(or maybe not) and knew it couldn't have been Oretide either(since she breached the initial agreement) and then thought it was something they could handle but turned out it wasn't and then decided not to be the only ones to go down for it. 2. I have a problem with Oretide trying to grow her brand by sticking with a client that didn't comply with her terms and conditions at her own detriment by agreeing to load a container you didn't completely source(Which is why i strongly doubt that a young lady trying to grow her brand will purchase contraband with her own money to export) and then getting into a heated argument that made you block your client, then refusing to release your FDA number for the container to be cleared so why did you allow the number to be used to load? How do you expect it to be cleared?... From the very beginning you have no business releasing your number... That's negligence on her part.... 3. I think other vendors whose goods were loaded should be questioned because clearly, she didn't scrutinize everything so it possible there's a mix-up somewhere.. 4. The US customs usually have a video of destruction of items as evidence incase of any legal battle against them....Even Nigerian customs does too. So I'd love a video evidence... However, Judge Funmi as usual is asking the right questions...

Justice has to prevail but both parties do know what they talking about...

Wow, this case is really an eye-opener. I liked when the judge asked the oretide lady if it was her first time in the business of exporting. She said no, it's her 2nd time, meaning she still does t have the experience. The oretide lady is looking tensed to avoid paying 3.5M, but I still feel she still has something shady.

Part of the lessons here is that the services of lawyers should be developed in Nigeria. We often enter into agreements without legal considerations and backings. The result is that things get messed up and everyone gets bruised when things go wrong.

That's the result when two smart people transact a business. One will always try to proof smarter😊😊😊 . The case may even be dismiss

This is a very interesting case May Allah continue to guide the Judge in dispensing justice

I will respond to this as a business person myself.It’s much easier to keep a returning customer than get new customers. There’s no reason why oretide will use her money to buy alcohol and load in her customers container.even though what she bought is one naira , the question is what will be her gain ? There’s no evidence the alcohol was actually in the container except there will be more documentation to support this. And again why is the other supplier not been held to ransom.

Please make Una no stress our Honorable Judge the two of them knows who’s lying and this Oretide Miss is not straightforward I think 😢

Your Honor Good Evening! I am a Psychologist and have watched the whole Video now here are my observations. 1: The Dealer from Nigeria knew exactly the Field of Business in exports and was the only one with the Locks of the container. 2: The fact that she wasn’t the only one bringing in items in the container, would have made her check the packages more Carefully to avoid Wahala , if it was a case of drugs by now she will be having bigger issues. 3: There are chances of her wanting to cut a side deal from another client to top up the Gain on her own side since she knew exactly that the container was half way loaded. Now the name of the Alcohol or origin of the alcohol isn’t a key point, simply because Many people export different goods to the overseas. 4: No other Person had access to the Container, when the container was been closed she should have video recorded the closing of the container. She knew how she will avert the case when issues follows up simply because she’s in the game for Long. 5: From the records they both have alcohol wasn’t included in it, which could state in my view that the client is on a safe side because she wouldn’t magically put the alcohol in there. What ever happened to that container could be from Nigeria 🇳🇬. 6: From the pictures in the video showed in court the alcohol was in a Bottles then packed in a Carton. How would you inspect cartons and packages without hearing the Bottle Sounds? Correct me when I am wrong but I believe that even in a Crate Bottles make sounds. 7: The client Needs to show a prof of the Documents sent to her in USA 🇺🇸 before they destroyed the alcohol. One Good thing about overseas is that the don’t joke will Mail ✉️ and Post, especially in matters like this. On the Clint: Your Huge Mistake was not calling back to quickly inform your dealer of the issues at hand and waited for more than a Month. Giving the facts that the Law authorities over there are holding you accountable, a video also was expected. 2: You had access still with your sister and so when your dealer wasn’t responding what stopped you from asking your sister to visit her shop ones more? Since when things were moving cool she was at her shop to inspect and deliver items to her. With this in mind; i feel the cost should be a shared value between them both. With the Dealer paying more of the percentage. Business isn’t a toy to play with, especially when it comes to exportation , we know that our people could close their eyes on some issues, but that isn’t allowed out there (We be 9ja). In her own words in the First Video the dealer Mentioned that she had to clean 💰 some Hands, 5k,10k & 20k. As an accredited Exporter you have the whole documents and access of exporting the goods, since you have charged your Clients. The hands you washed what exactly was it for? God Bless you Your Honor! Watching from Germany 🇧🇪.

With no sentiment, everyone who loaded that container regardless of "relationship or whatsoever" should have been standing in the defense box and not only Oritide...

Judge Funmi needs to ask the woman that loaded the container for what we call the PACKING LIST. This is an official document needed to ascertain the contents of the container and it is compulsory to declare this . I live in Australia and this is what I have been doing for the past 6 years. I think she’s not telling the whole truth. I can even see that she’s a bit nervous.

Ma i have being doing shipping for a long time why will they hold the young lady responsible when you loaded some goods and she loaded some this kind of business should and must be handled by one person no matter what am not trying to justify anyone but some customers like to dey do over Sabi and smart imagine some goods are even loaded in apapa after her own loading

It's so unfortunate that this is happening, my grandmother of blessed memory had a saying that " don't ever try to know road more than the person leading you on trip you've never plied before". Overtake overtakes overtaking.

Why do they go into such a complex agreements without signature and proper legal oversight. As someone who has some experience in UK shipping law, this is so messy. They always want to cut corners and end up spending double.

What a case!! Very eye-opening. In this 2nd part, I believe the plaintiff and her family. Oretide admitted that she did not check everything that was delivered to her. She said how can she be checking everything? 17:55 24:00 She also said that once contraband is in the container and once everything is not sourced from her, she won't use her FDA, yet paper work was 100% in her name 13:20. In this 2nd part, I'm standing by the plaintiff. Oretide also seems to be angry that though they agreed for them to buy 90% of the goods from her, they only bought 25% from her 24:00. She has very poor customer service because she blocked her customer and her aunt 20:45 22:44. To me, Oretide is at fault. She has done this only once prior to the plaintiff's, yet before being asked her history with exporting to US, she kept on saying she knows the business. She's a newbie trying to appear like she's been exporting to the US for years 22:59. Can't wait for the verdict. Got to be extremely careful and prayerful when dealing with Nigerians 🇳🇬 either in Nigeria or outside. Such a negative image.

Olaritide______knows about the alcohol in the container, that's how they did, they will load to you something you did not purchased, after you successfully clear the container with unknown risk, the owner of the alcohol will call you and start telling you that he's coming to carry his alcohol and Olaritide will also call you to inform you that she used the remaining space in the container to load the alcohol so that it won't be a wasted space, for you to accept payment from the owner of the alcohol in USA. Olatide will be well paid by the owner of the alcohol and the owner of the container will be compasated. That's their GAME

My question is: 1. What was the numbers of the goods that left Nigeria and the numbers that arrived U.S ? 2. Does the cartons of the alcoholic drinks have same company name with the alcoholic bottles? 3. What are the companies names of the cartons goods bought by the complainant before they were loaded by the defendant?

Dear Judge Funmi, we love all that you do, I pray you see this comment, believe me my husband is a top barrister in Nigeria and I hear crazy cases, you see this Mrs olayinka case ehhh, it so clear that they only want to strike on oretide, they got someone to do those documents, truth me ma, even if you contact USA directly it will be documented that there was alcohol in the container, why, because the plaintiff got an insider in usa to get it done, more reason why she didn't contacted oretide early because they have to secure the document, this plaintiff is playing a dirty game, so sad even young Nigerian can't do better and make us proud home and abroad, oretide I don't know you but we have been following up with this case and this episode shows that the plaintiff planned a revenge. What will be her gain loosing a new customer, will the plaintiff pay her for the alcohols, I'm scared of exportation because my hubby client loaded his own container himself just for them to find hard drug in USA, that was when I knew there is a master key to so many locks. But this particular case is setup by the plaintiff, why will honey come first before alcohol? How much is honey?

The defendant responsibility was to double check all that was brought to her. For her to say she couldn't check all cartons to know what's inside is negligence cos the plaintiff must have paid her for loading the truck.

This case is delicate, yet so messy. It's unfortunate how bad our people have become. May GOD give Judge Funmi the wisdom needed to unravel the truth and deliver a fair judgement on this one

Lesson to Learn when you want to start a business you know nothing about. Let your the person you are doing the business with be in charge of everything for the first try. You will spend alot but will learn the process. Very important. Short cuts will resolve to this...

Thank you judge Funmi,you're indeed a very compassionate judge,not in a hurry to judge anyone without adequate scrutiny and evidences. I think oretide did some shady things with the container. All the best to both of them..

THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT CASE TO HANDLE, MAY GOD ALMIGHTY GIVE YOU WISDOM TO SETTLE THIS CASE AMEN.

I think the shipping company has a big role to play in explaining how their ship managed to stop over in Ghana, whereby alcohol was loaded in an already laden container. They need to explain how the locks to the container were breached, and someone somewhere managed to load contraband items (which probably had already been singled out for destruction at the Ghana Sea Port) and perhaps, had taken out some legitimate goods and replaced them with the alcohol. If padlocks were used to secure the container, Oretide, being the defendant, should be able to tell from pictorial evidence, any differences in the locks on the container when it finally arrived in the US. The agreement for Oretide to load 90% of the goods on the container was already breached ab initio, and more or less voided the transaction. This alone could have brought about some degree of resentment in her towards her client, besides the subsequent insults from both Olayinka and her aunt. Any other transaction would just be fulfilling all righteousness. The plaintiff, Olayinka Emmanuel alongside her husband and the Aunt cannot be blameless, as they all failed to sing out in time about having found alcohol in their consignment. It took them almost two whole months to reach out to the defendant, even when they clearly had the breakdown of the contraband items on paper, officially and also had along the line, gone ahead to pay for its outright destruction. How would you destroy contraband goods without reaching out to the person who supposedly shipped them in the first place, simply because your relationship had already suffered some strain? If the husband still had open access to the defendant, Oretide, he should simply have raised a lot of dust while the case was still hot, except if they know something we don't, and don't want to reveal. Both parties (the plaintiff and the defendant) in my opinion are being economical with the truth. They are only treading with caution, and just wouldn't want to assume full responsibility for any of their lapses and shortcomings, so that neither of them would eventually take the fall for service rendered unsatisfactorily. May God grant Judge Funmi the necessary wisdom to unearth the truth about this case and bring it to a final wrap.🙏

Judge Funmi. I love you ma. I'm learning a lot here as I aspire to engage in food exportation business. More wisdom I pray for you.

This case is simply, you loaded a container, you are responsible to check everything. What ever is found in the container that is not what she asked for, you are responsible

How can you load a container without checking the content of what you are loading, wether she bought from other sources or not you are supposed to check the content of what was delivered to you before loading it up in the container, knowing fully well the procedure,rules and implications of exporting..na wa o, humans and money

Please you guys should give us the concluding part of this series oo…it’s so investing

If you travel they always ask did you pack your suitcase. If something is found you cannot now say my best friend helped me pack. She needs to be held accountable as she was the one meant to be doing the checks regardless of where it is sourced from.

I'm not a judge but my carnal knowledge as long as they brought things from outside and she loaded it .D USA lady should face the lost and learn a lesson

After watching d whole vedio.. Oretide body language and her psych seems telling me she knew about it

Judge Funmi is so full of wisdom... May the vindicate the culprit, very delicate matter.

I think Oretide was not happy because they didn’t bought everything from her.🤷

May God grant Judge Funmi wisdom to unravel the mystery in this case .

The deal has already been broken when the plaintiff started buying things from other people.... Any other thing found in that container the defendant will not be held liable, cos at that point she no longer knows what is packed or not even if she repackaged some goods or not. Everyone who packed anything in that container should be held liable for the damage

Ladies!!!! Let's work and do business without emotions. Whatever the outcome Oretide has some very good values. If you are in business with people always pick up the phone alright.

Register with Nigerian Export Promotion Council , attend online and offline capacity building workshops, before you export , Export is technical and you need to be skilled to export.

They Americans wants to play Smart here with thier anti to brook down that woman company. It won't work 😂😂😂😂

You are really a woman with kind heart ❤️..GORG fummi May god bless you

The case seems long but the main problem Is from the person that has access to the container before it leaves port. The agent is the main problem here.. The only verdict that can favor planitif is if there is full picture or video that link the container in question if not the case will be dismissed but the main problem still lies with the agent because she plays smartness with importer. Negligence of duty is what caused her problem. She decided to shine her eyes away from monitoring the full loading

The plaintiff knows something about the container for sure cause why'd you inform the loader 2months after the goods have gotten to you and no evidence of the the alcohol in the container just when it's been destroyed, also why will someone ship an alcohol from Ghana with her own money to Nigeria cause she wanted a revenge?

That alcohol is not even available in the Nigerian market ...... it still seem a mystery cause oretide doesn’t sell alcohol.... and the plaintiff insisted not buying alcohol

may God grant you the wisdom of Solomon ma'am to conclude this case

Oretide can't load what she's not paid for because those drinks costs money and not free

Is obvious this woman just want trouble. How come u clear container December and just discovering alcohol by February. The judge know the truth I believe.

At the end of this case arguments, it’s base on the alcohol being loaded by oretide or not.. Ok but how can oretide loaded the alcohol when she knows fully well the FDA it’s on her business name and the implication of doing such? 2, can we now say the plaintiff was the one that sneak in the alcohol into their own container? But one thing I know was that it will be stupid idea for oretide to shipped a contraband that wasn’t even paid for into the container on her name, risking of forfeiting her license 🤔. SOMEONE IS LYING DEFINITELY.

If the alcohol was found by USA Customs, there was no way it could have been planted by the plaintiff because you don't have access to content of a container until it is released by customs. So the alcohol got into the container before it arrived in the US.

This case is very interesting and an eye-opener. 1. Oretide has mentioned countless times that she didn't source for the entire goods, in fact just 25% (She has a problem with that). 2. She couldn't convince her client not to load snail which she mentions is contraband in the US, thought it was eventually cleared. (She doesn't care). 3. Oretide was convinced that her client would need her FDA to clear the container, yet was not willing to release it at any point (a deliberate attempt to strangle it). I await the judgement on the ground of evidence even though I'm already convinced that Oretide knows something about the alcohol

I have a strong feeling that Oretide is sheddy simply because she wasn't contracted to load the whole container. We pray for wisdom

One other issue that beats me is that whenever there are seizures by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), more often than not, the package/luggage is opened in the presence of the recipient/owner. And all this happens after the package in question must have passed through their ultrasentitive scanners without the need to breach the lock(s) of that package. There are always surveillance monitors and closed circuit monitoring systems in and around the ports, so every detail is more or less captured for record purposes, lest anyone accuse them of planting the contraband item(s) themselves. When Mr. Bamidele Emmanuel mentioned that the US Customs had phoned to invite them over, it was on a Saturday, and they claimed that they had found alcohol in their container, to which the Emmanuels refuted. 0:28 and 16:00 It really would be unethical for the US CBP to breach the locks of a recipient's package, even when it's high risk without the presence of that recipient in question, and also, provided that the recipient hasn't gone into hiding/is on the run. But then again, I guess in some cases, they reserve the right to do so, especially when the recipient isn't within immediate reach. What the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would normally do is to first break the locks and then, leave an official document with the breached locks attached, stating that they had carried out an inspection on suspicion of a contraband/illegal item(s). Well, I also want to believe that all this is based on the fact that the TSA have an already prescribed Guidelines and Procedures document clearly spelt out, in a bid to serve as a forewarning to would-be shippers.

You live in the USA and custom called you for such important issue and they waited that long to call oretide. They are just looking for someone to push blame on. Oretide too should learn.

Could it also be that the plaintiff smuggled the alcohol in honey bottles? Thereby accusing the defendant of missing honey ? Before alcohol ..... cause the both products are in bottles ? I am still concerned on why the plaintiff reported honey before alcohol .... that was a federal offense

A case of two smart people, trying to outsmart each other. Olayinka trying to reduce cost while Oretide trying to maximize profit from the deal, by covering the fact that are details would be used to export and collecting NEPC.

Treat every customer as if they're your first/last transaction. Oritide should have been proactive, until customer has received their goods. She could have inspected each item. Extra step to keep customers coming back. Plus referrals. Chop now/later.

If oretide had sourced the goods there most likely won’t be any inspections for what she bought , cause she alone knew where she bought and knew where it was going …… she alone had full access to the goods ……but immediately you switched to various suppliers you opened up a portal ….. yinka ought to bring all her suppliers to court too ….. any of them could have said anything concerning the container anywhere , thereby exposing the container to ⚠️ danger

I think the lady was angry dey bought things them self n wanted them to spend the money dey where trying to save…. She knows exactly what she is doing.

Lack of sincerity is lurking somewhere in the relationship.

This is really a tricky one to judge

I think Oretide did some shady things in that container just to prove to them that she knows the business more.

She knew the plaintiff could not use her FDA yet she made her get it. Why did you make her get it when you knew it's useless and you will still use your own? I think she loaded the alcohol that was why she refused to release her FDA. She knew it might pass or not depending on the inspection but would not take the risk with her FDA.

Club beer in cartons are quite visible and cannot be mistaken for golden morn in cartons just on a weight by weight basis.

This is a very dicey case. Who is the 3rd party that loaded alcohol produced in Ghana into a container in Nigeria? Waiting for Judge Funmi final verdict.

This case is complicated o! I'm just wondering how justice will be served. Oretide loaded and should've inspected everything before loading knowing fully well that her name was on the documents. As well, her not releasing her FDA number seems to me like a vengeful & vindictive act (I could be wrong though). We'll sha see what happens in the next episode.

Business world is a wicked world breaking new ground have to be with strong calculation and prayers this case is a clear indication of a set up I pray Oretunde be vindicated at the end of this

It's possible she intentionally ignored telling them the alcohol will cause them problems because she was angry. She just wanted to punish them.

This case is deep but why not contact oretide earlier when they discover alcohol in the container,why contacting her after the destruction of the alcohol.the complainant is not being sincere.

I feel the case of the alcohol was planned by the plaintiff just to get back at Oretide for not giving her FDA number like why would Oretide export alcohol made in Ghana to the USA it doesn’t make sense

If Oretide could point out kpomo, snail n etc as contraband, there is no how in my own opinion she would have loaded alcohol knowing they belong to the same category, the complainant's ego and anger issue could not allow her to be well guided

Diaspora doing biz with people back home is difficult

For the fact that the US lady discovered what she didn't order for (alcohol), should have appeared strange to her, which was supposed to prompt her to notify the exporter in Nigeria immediately. They kept quiet until after close to two months,i suspect conspiracy to just implicate the exporter. Remember the exporter was already denying to load snails which she suspected could be a problem in US, talk less of alcohol. To me that alcohol was in that container to the notice of the US lady, only that she has spent more than she expected to clear d container because the exporter didn't release her FDA, I see this as a way to get back at the exporter after two months of drafting their plan to nail her. Exporter's only fault was she failed to check the last loaded goods due to inadequate time. But I strongly believe the US base knows about the alcohol for keeping quiet till two months. God will give you wisdom Ma, over this matter.

My Lord, May GOD ALMIGHTY BLESS YOU. This is what all these people do, you will pay for a container, when you turned your back, they will add things the owner of the container did not know.

Very smart judge👩‍⚖️ both parties played a role in ds misfortune…byn her first time in ds business she deff will go thru sm losses. To me oretide is guilty guilty guilty😁

The plaintiff added the alcohol her self if not why did it take her two months to declare?

As long as she told her she can't use her FDA, by means of sourcing from other places will go a long way for her in this case... Because even she loads it, is not in her position to open stuffs the owner asked to be added to her container, and what name they call it carton of pack oil etc is what will be written down as what she received not minding what is actually inside... Her deafness even when told that some things she demanded her contraband and still decides for it to be added e.g snails shows she doesn't give a damn about receiving her goods successful knowing you are new to the business

Oretide seems not to be so experienced in shipping to USA. One thing about my people, if you are not experienced in a particular business do let your customers know instead of messing yourself up. Tough case here.

There's no where beers could have entered the container which her knowledge and those working under her. Those doing the packing should have called her attention because they know what to pack and what not to pack. It's her faults and that of her workers who packed without checking. Nobody takes thing to the post office packed and they don't open to check what is inside. They always open to check in order to avoid any mixup What if it was bomb or cocaine that was brought to her to send to the US? Who did the final control before sealing the container? God bless the Judge with wisdom, Knowledge, and understanding. The forwarder has a lot to say because the contract was under her name.

I pray Judge Fumni confirms the letter as I feel Yinka is lying and trying to implicate Oretide. Any normal person will shout immidiately alcohol is discovered on her container. She complained about honey and kept mute about alcohol for over 2months.

Oretide shouldn't have been paid upfront for her to use Form NXP.

There is no way u will not know alcohol was loaded because the Bottle of the alcohol will definitely make noise when being loaded. This girl is wicked and shouldn’t be patronized again

Something else that Judge Judy does is to present the case to a team of experienced and junior lawyers who would go through all the points and bring out all the highlights so the judge doesn't have to do all this work during screen time

As a first time exporter you will definitely run into issues like this but given the fact that she contracted Oretides service, she could have easily use her FDA as the procurement and export company while using the Customers name and FDA in USA as the Consignee… and as far as the NXP CBN just wanted to be sure you brought he money into the country in dollars and all you need to show them was invoice through your bank….. I’m suspecting something fishy with the Oretide lady.

Best court ever.. judge funmi... I want to take u shopping

Doing business is not easy at all..God save us from messy mistakes. Oretide after this one please learn lessons and be strict and careful on your deliveries. Tell customers plainly that you won't accept external goods or you properly unpack and repackage. If you are truly innocent,may God give more wisdom to the judge.

She didn’t explain to me😂😂😂. You act like you know too much

What I don't understand, is Olayinka not contacting immediately alcohol was found in the container. Plus no video evidence....

To my own understanding the lady in court has fault. Before you allow any items into container.....oretide had full rights to cross check before allowed into container. She understands the business more than plaintiff. Oretide should be own responsible. End of story

For the fact that the U.S lady discovered what she didn't other for, should have appeared strange to her, which she was supposed to notify the exporter in Nigeria but they kept quiet close to 2 months, so the U.S lady knows about it, Exporters only fault was that she didn't check the last loaded goods before departure.

This issue is really complicated

It was established by both parties that 1. Oretide loaded & shipped the container and had the keys to the container. 2. The email evidence from the US border control have confirmed that the alcohol was from the container and Oretide confirmed it was the container. 3. Oretide stopped picking calls because she was angry with the plaintiff. 4.Oretide started loading the container before the plaintiff’s Aunty arrived (on the day it shipped). I would like to think that Oretide would know that the plaintiff won’t be able to clear with their own # since she is more experienced. Who else could have a motive for planting the alcohol without Oretide’s knowledge? Could it have been the Aunty who dropped #1M on the first day she met Oretide and could she have had the keys to put not one carton but about 7 alcohol cases into the container? Oretide had the burden of care to make sure that the things she was paid to do were done i.e- loading and confirming everything being shipped, when does this burden shift? I guess Judge Funmi will decide based on the evidences provided. This is a really tough one, but we’ll follow the evidence of each of the parties.

In my view the party that loaded and cleared the container, is responsible for the content of it. It is common knowledge now that you cannot accept items for travel without first vetting it's contents properly.

Oretide should have taken the time to check everything she was loading and also have poor customer service

These are the likely scenarios: 1. The defendant, Oretide dropped the ball by not properly inspecting every item that went into the container. 2. Oretide has nothing to gain by purchasing alcohol (with whose money by the way?) and loading it into the container 3. On some occasions, Oretide may have contracted third-parties to load the container because she also have to be in her shop attending to other customers. Using third parties made that container vulnerable to illegal activity in this case alcohol being loaded in by Oretide's client. 4. Since Oretide made it clear ab initio that she cant release her FDA if she doesn't source 90% of the items for that container. She claims she only supplied 25% of the items sourced. The plaintiff claims her US-based agent told her that the container can be cleared without the FDA of the exporter whose business name was used for the shipping documentation. Verdict: 1. Oretide pays part of the damages (total cost of destroying the alcohol) claimed by the plaintiff due to negligence since she is solely contracted to load AND ship the container. Customs can decide to inspect any container at any time irrespective of contents, therefore Olayinka CANNOT levy that expense on Oretide. Also claims of "missing" items is not factual and will be dismissed unless a solid evidence is presented. 2. Case is dismissed for lacking merit because ignorance is not an excuse wherein the plaintiff claimed her US-agent told her they would be able to clear the container without the exporter's FDA. That letter doesn't look like a document that emanated from United States Customs & Boarder patrol (CBP) or FDA.