SLOT Systems Sued for Alleged Sale of Defective iPad

An iPad

Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of IT & Telecom Digest, has asked a Lagos High Court to compel SLOT Systems, which sells IT products, to pay a total sum of N15 million to for alleged sale of a defective iPad to the claimant.
In the statement of claim, the Publisher, Mr. Mkpe Abang, said he purchased an IPAD 2 (64 GB) in the sum of N160,000 from SLOT Systems  on 20th July, 2011 with a 12 months manufacturer’s warranty.

According to him, a few months into the use of the device, it became unusable, and, relying on the warranty offered with the sale, he returned the iPad to Slot Systems on May 28, 2012 due to a malfunctioning of the iPad in failing to recognise SIM cards.

Abang further claimed SLOT Systems had since May 28, 2011, when the iPad was returned, willfully deprived him of the use and enjoyment of the gadget without replacement or appropriate compensation.

He further posited that as publisher and journalist, he has so many vital pieces of information relevant to his business which he stored in the said iPad, but which he has been unable to access because the defendant has failed or refused to return the device.