Adron Homes and Properties Limited has refunded N525,000 to Patience Yusuff, a Lagos resident, less than 24 hours after FIJ published a report detailing the company’s failure to refund her money.

Yusuff paid N750,000 to the real estate company in September 2020 for a plot of land in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, but she did not get to see the location of the plot she paid for. She waited five years for the plot or a refund.

After deducting a 30 per cent surcharge from the total amount, Adron Homes sent Yusuff the balance of N525,000 on Wednesday afternoon.

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When Yusuff made the payment back then in 2020, she never knew she was in for a long, turbulent ride with the real estate company. She had been told to expect communication the moment land allocation began.

But she would wait for four long years without a word from Adron Homes. So, she took the initiative in 2024 to reach out to the company to know when she would get the land she paid for.

The company told her there was still no allocation. But they gave her two options, which include either adding at least N250,000 to the previous amount to get an allocation in another available location or selling the land.

Yusuff chose the latter when they told her she could sell the plot she bought in 2020 for N3 million. The real estate company told her she had to look for a buyer. When Adron Homes told her that she would have to look for a buyer, she confronted them and asked, “Which land will I show them?”

That was when the company offered to look for a buyer. After waiting in vain for the company to get someone to buy the said land, Yusuff changed her mind about selling and demanded a refund instead.

The company promised to refund only 70 per cent of her initial payment, and it would only arrive after 90 days. Yusuff filled out a refund form on November 14 and waited for her money. However, more than 90 days later, she got nothing except messages claiming her request was still being processed.

On Tuesday, FIJ published a report on the failed promises and delayed refund. Adron Homes called her before 8 am on Wednesday, asking her to come to the Magodo branch for her cheque.

Apart from the fact that her surname was wrongly spelt on the cheque, Yusuff noticed that the date showed January 27, 2025.

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“This probably means they have had it since January. I asked them why it took this long. I told them to change the name or cancel and sign on it, but they said the person who would sign it was out of the office,” Yusuff recalled.

“But they asked for my account number. They said once the person returns, they will sign it and deposit the money in my account.”

Yusuff received a credit alert of N525,000 before noon.

“Thank you so much. I would not have gotten this money out after all this while without you,” she told FIJ while confirming the refund.