A woman residing in Lagos has accused Edmund Olotu, the chief executive officer of Bloc, of refusing to pay her N2.742,695 million salary arrears five months after her resignation.
The former staff member of Bloc, who wishes to remain anonymous, told EQToday that she has waited patiently for Olotu to pay her after several discussions but these discussions have not led to any resolution.
She explained that her troubles began after she was employed in November 2022 to handle compliance for Bloc but ended up being responsible for compliance for two other companies owned by Olotu.
According to the former employee, it became exhausting working with Olotu in 2023, when he only paid her 60 percent of her salary throughout the year except for November, the only month he paid her full salary.
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“As the months passed, I would bring up the issue of non-payment of salary, but Olotu would always have a reason for the delay. This continued until December last year, when I decided to resign,” she told EQToday.
A screenshot of her chats with Olotu on February 26
“I made it clear that I was resigning and gave him one month’s notice. After I resigned, the company sent an email saying they would pay me in six months. I said this was impossible because they already owed me for a year and I couldn’t wait another year.”
After her resignation, her lawyer sent Olotu a demand letter in February, giving him 14 days to pay, but he failed to comply. When the 14 days elapsed, she said, Olotu reached out for a discussion, but she declined.
“This wasn’t the first time he didn’t keep his word, so there was no point in having a discussion. A third party intervened – someone else who works in the company. They asked me to speak with Olotu. After the discussion, we agreed on a payment plan,” she said.
One of her many emails to Olotu
“My total outstanding was N3,742,695 million. I told him he had to make an initial payment of N1 million before I would agree to the plan. He agreed and paid N1 million the following day. My next payment was due in March, but by the end of March, I hadn’t heard from him.”
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She said she emailed the company to inquire about the payment but was told that the company had also not paid its staff. This angered her because Olotu promoted some staff members in January, which would have required available funds.
In frustration, she emailed Olotu, saying she didn’t want to go public or proceed with legal action, yet she received no response. She sent two more emails but still got no reply.
In April, she reached out to a staff member of the company to ask if they had been paid, and they confirmed they were not owed any salaries. She then contacted the third party who had intervened earlier to ask why she was excluded, and he said Olotu ordered that she not be paid because she had disrespected him.
“How can asking for my money be disrespectful? I didn’t see Olotu like this; he speaks against such things online. I didn’t steal from him or do anything wrong. I had over 90 in my appraisal. This is just him not wanting to pay my money,” she said.
When EQToday contacted Olotu on May 15, he said he had no comments at that time but would “share an update in due time”. On Friday, EQToday reached out to him a second time, but he did not respond.
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