Marketer at China's StarTimes in Nigeria in court after allegedly defrauding 5 pay-TV customers billed for decoders, TV sets and recharge cards they never got.

A marketer at China's StarTimes pay-TV service in Nigeria stands accused of having defrauded 5 StarTimes Nigeria subscribers of N2.1 million (R89 000).

On Monday Victor Opeyemi (34), who pleaded not guilty, appeared in the Ikeja Magistrates' Court before magistrate Mrs M.O. Tanimola after he allegedly stole N2.1 million from StarTimes Nigeria customers.

Nigeria's The Nation newspaper reported that Gloria Idoko, Isa Akakiu, Christiana Umeobi, Chibuzor Okafor and Sulaimon Ismaila were defrauded when Victor Opeyemi as a StarTimes Nigeria marketer billed them and took the money after selling them StarTimes decoders, TV sets and StarTimes recharge cards that they never received.

The StarTimes victims contacted the pay-TV company which is how the alleged fraud was uncovered.