A brand has publicly accused Nigerian chef Hilda Baci of breaching a contract worth N3 million.

A few days ago, Hilda trended on social media when a flier promoted a N25,000 meet-and-greet event with the chef.

However, Hilda promptly took to Twitter to deny any involvement with the event.

She tweeted:“ Hi everyone, this is to inform everyone that I’m not doing any meet and greet in Abuja. I would also never ask anyone to pay for such. Thanks.”

But the brand claimed they gave Hilda N3m advance payment for participation in the event only for her to abruptly withdraw.

According to a statement on its official Instagram page, the brand reads:“ We regret to inform you that the highly anticipated event, scheduled to take place on 24^th June 2023, has been canceled. We extend our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused, you, our esteemed customers.

“Arrangements for this event were already concluded, as both parties agreed to put out publications for the event, after an advanced payment was made to Miss Hilda Bassey. However, Hilda Bassey, suddenly denied publicly having any prior knowledge of the event.

“Her conduct has negatively affected our reputation as a brand. Consequently, we are taking all necessary legal steps, towards ensuring that justice is seen to have been done in this matter. We understand that many of you have been looking forward to this event, and we share your disappointment.

“Our team has been working tirelessly to explore all possible alternatives to ensure the event could proceed as planned, but unfortunately, we have been left with no other viable options but to take the steps as enumerated herein.

“We would like to express our gratitude for your continued patronage and understanding. We deeply value our relationship with every one of you, please accept our sincere apologies once again, and we hope to have the opportunity to entertain you with another remarkable event this summer. Thank you for your understanding.” (The Nation: Text, Excluding Headline)

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