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One of the reasons why you should be at the Federal High Court, Abuja, tomorrow for our case against telecommunications companies in Nigeria. Last night, I bought 20GB of @MTNNG weekly mobile data for N5,000. I woke up this morning, and it was gone. There were no software or app updates enabled to use mobile data. I bought another 20GB weekly data plan, and in less than an hour, I was told I had no data left. Did I upload anything heavy anywhere? Nope. Was I on my phone throughout that one hour? Nope. I was busy preparing for work and driving around Abuja for different meetings. I decided to buy 3.5GB for one day to see what was happening. In less than 20 minutes, I was told that my data had been exhausted. I bought another 20GB, and the purchase was confirmed as successful. But when I tried using it, I was told I had no active data subscription. I waited in vain for the data I had already paid for. I bought another 20GB at exactly 5:36 PM. By 5:44 PM, I was told I had no data left again. Just 8 minutes later! Please look at the screenshot and see for yourself. Now, I decided to buy a 75GB monthly plan for N18,000. As I’m making this post, I have already been told that I have only 61GB left. That’s about 20 minutes after purchasing the data. And mind you, I had turned off mobile data for almost all the apps on my phone this morning while trying to figure out what exactly was happening. This is the kind of experience that makes me believe MTN has been actively defrauding Nigerians. You are seeing this because I have a large audience. But what about the millions of Nigerians who do not have such an audience? How many people experience this every day without having the means to challenge it? I will challenge all of this in court, and the case begins tomorrow. If you are a journalist or media professional, please join us at the Federal High Court, Abuja, tomorrow at 8 AM. I’m personally tired of the institutional fraud going on in this country. -KAA #kaa_truths