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Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by stanliwise(m): 6:22pm On Mar 06, 2022
NewDadTroubles:
Good morning Nairaland


I'm going to be as explicit as possible and I need professional legal counsel/inputs to the issue stated below. (Pardon all blunders biko)

My wife recently got fed up with her place of work and decided to tender her resignation letter. She happens to be in the teaching profession and we all know what goes on in the private teaching schools (Most anyways).

On Friday the 4th of March which was supposed to be her final day at the school, the school's HM instructed her phone to put her phone on her desk (HM's) on the pretense that it was an open day and didn't want her distracted. She did exactly that and the day went just fine, after which, she dropped all the school's materials/properties with her and left.
On getting home, she went through her phone and discovered that her WhatsApp messages and conversations had been deleted, text messages deleted, all her contacts deleted, and all chats on her phone read. As if that wasn't enough, a few of her contacts called her to tell her they received messages from the school asking what her relationship was with them? Imagine!!!

Moreover, I think it is also good I state the fact that she and the HM haven't been best of friends due to an event that happened sometimes back between both parties. But for her to pick up her phone and go through it, and not just that, but also deleting her chats and wiping off contacts, deleting photos that has to do with the school, that's to the extreme haba!!!

Is there any legal ground to pursue this case or is it me just being emotional hurt that my wife's privacy has been trampled upon and I need to act. What should be my next point of action?

Thanks
NewDadTroubles
If you have a lawyer as a friend, make consultation
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by SmileDance(f): 6:25pm On Mar 06, 2022
dustmalik:
And how did he have access to your phones, to the extent of calling your contacts?
I'm not sure you ll understand this, she would bully the staff into it, if you prove stubborn just know you are ready to have problems in that work place cos she and her cohorts would gang up against you and ofcourse the MD will believe the supervisor and a few other staff against you. They might even set the person up for stealing sef. See ehn things dey happen.
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by Ashirioluwa: 6:27pm On Mar 06, 2022
You have a good case but this is Naija where anything goes…………….don’t waste your precious time because the HM or school is not going to pay your wife anything even if she wins the case. You and your wife should just move on.

Naija is not a normal place to do this. Baba Suwe won a big law suits against the government but those bastards failed to pay him.
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by Crafteck1: 6:27pm On Mar 06, 2022
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked



What do you hope to achieve?
To get the lost information back or to extort the school?

Now, nowhere in your story did you mention that your wife saw someone operating her device thereby breaching her privacy, technically that puts you on a lower ground legally because it's all assumptions.

Phones can factory reset themselves when the limit of wrong password input has been reached.
It could be this.

But,

You have evidence of messages that didn't originate from her to her contacts. But that is no proof either.
A good lawyer could pin those messages on your wife, claiming they were sent by her with a malicious intent to blackmail the school or that she has a dissociative indentity disorder which would further cast aspersions on her sanity as well as her credibility.

So,

As long as your wife does not have nudes of you or herself on the phone or any other incriminating file, you should not be bothered.

If she does have nudes or other vital information she wants back, I could help you retrieve those lost information.

But,

By default, I do not trust women.
I'd advice you not to.
Do not excavate a graveyard except you are hunting for skeletons.

Apparently, your wife is a threat to the HM who does not want her taking advantage of connections she garnered in the course of working for her.

Just let sleeping dogs lie.
So you do not go and find out that the preek of a rich parent is the reason behind your wife and her HMs' squabbles.

I'm not saying that teachers are as wayward as nurses, I'm just saying I know someone who is a big benefactor in his kids' school; the story of his goodwill and philanthropy brought the Proprietress and most of his kids' teachers to his bed.

The proprietress found out she was was sharing his preek with the same people she was paying salaries and it brought about squabbles amongst the teachers and most of them just like your wife, tendered resignation letters but never told their husbands the true reason behind their leaving.

Those husbands till today see their wives as victims of unjust treatment in the school they served in not knowing that they, the husbands, are the actual victims.
You are wrong, the time messages are sent plus witnesses that can say who and when the phone was collected and returned
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by Meedass(m): 6:28pm On Mar 06, 2022
NewDadTroubles:
Dem dey Bleep

I'm going to be as explicit as possible and I need professional legal counsel/inputs to the issue stated below. (Pardon all blunders biko)

My wife recently got fed up with her place of work and decided to tender her resignation letter. She happens to be in the teaching profession and we all know what goes on in the private teaching schools (Most anyways).

On Friday the 4th of March which was supposed to be her final day at the school, the school's HM instructed her phone to put her phone on her desk (HM's) on the pretense that it was an open day and didn't want her distracted. She did exactly that and the day went just fine, after which, she dropped all the school's materials/properties with her and left.
On getting home, she went through her phone and discovered that her WhatsApp messages and conversations had been deleted, text messages deleted, all her contacts deleted, and all chats on her phone read. As if that wasn't enough, a few of her contacts called her to tell her they received messages from the school asking what her relationship was with them? Imagine!!!

Moreover, I think it is also good I state the fact that she and the HM haven't been best of friends due to an event that happened sometimes back between both parties. But for her to pick up her phone and go through it, and not just that, but also deleting her chats and wiping off contacts, deleting photos that has to do with the school, that's to the extreme haba!!!

Is there any legal ground to pursue this case or is it me just being emotional hurt that my wife's privacy has been trampled upon and I need to act. What should be my next point of action?

Thanks
NewDadTroubles
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by christtar(m): 6:31pm On Mar 06, 2022
Why she no lock her phone ?
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by godofuck231: 6:34pm On Mar 06, 2022
Find him and delete all his contacts , simple
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by franchasng: 6:35pm On Mar 06, 2022
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked



What do you hope to achieve?
To get the lost information back or to extort the school?

Now, nowhere in your story did you mention that your wife saw someone operating her device thereby breaching her privacy, technically that puts you on a lower ground legally because it's all assumptions.

Phones can factory reset themselves when the limit of wrong password input has been reached.
It could be this.

But,

You have evidence of messages that didn't originate from her to her contacts. But that is no proof either.
A good lawyer could pin those messages on your wife, claiming they were sent by her with a malicious intent to blackmail the school or that she has a dissociative indentity disorder which would further cast aspersions on her sanity as well as her credibility.

So,

As long as your wife does not have nudes of you or herself on the phone or any other incriminating file, you should not be bothered.

If she does have nudes or other vital information she wants back, I could help you retrieve those lost information.

But,

By default, I do not trust women.
I'd advice you not to.
Do not excavate a graveyard except you are hunting for skeletons.

Apparently, your wife is a threat to the HM who does not want her taking advantage of connections she garnered in the course of working for her.

Just let sleeping dogs lie.
So you do not go and find out that the preek of a rich parent is the reason behind your wife and her HMs' squabbles.

I'm not saying that teachers are as wayward as nurses, I'm just saying I know someone who is a big benefactor in his kids' school; the story of his goodwill and philanthropy brought the Proprietress and most of his kids' teachers to his bed.

The proprietress found out she was was sharing his preek with the same people she was paying salaries and it brought about squabbles amongst the teachers and most of them just like your wife, tendered resignation letters but never told their husbands the true reason behind their leaving.

Those husbands till today see their wives as victims of unjust treatment in the school they served in not knowing that they, the husbands, are the actual victims.
grin
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by kayperry: 6:39pm On Mar 06, 2022
its more surprising that your wife is a teacher compared to what the HM did, she is suppose to be educating pupil but she is not sensitized enough to know her phone is as personal as her privacy and under no circumstance outside the law does any other person has right to collect or cease it, exception to kids.
The deed is not something that can be rectified, neither is there any provision under the law for compensation moreover your wife willingly gave her the phone no duress ... there is nothing the law can do for you, just move on nd learn. so many nigerians are so naive that they don't even where nd when rights applies.
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by Ifakiland(m): 6:41pm On Mar 06, 2022
NewDadTroubles:
Good morning Nairaland


I'm going to be as explicit as possible and I need professional legal counsel/inputs to the issue stated below. (Pardon all blunders biko)

My wife recently got fed up with her place of work and decided to tender her resignation letter. She happens to be in the teaching profession and we all know what goes on in the private teaching schools (Most anyways).

On Friday the 4th of March which was supposed to be her final day at the school, the school's HM instructed her phone to put her phone on her desk (HM's) on the pretense that it was an open day and didn't want her distracted. She did exactly that and the day went just fine, after which, she dropped all the school's materials/properties with her and left.
On getting home, she went through her phone and discovered that her WhatsApp messages and conversations had been deleted, text messages deleted, all her contacts deleted, and all chats on her phone read. As if that wasn't enough, a few of her contacts called her to tell her they received messages from the school asking what her relationship was with them? Imagine!!!

Moreover, I think it is also good I state the fact that she and the HM haven't been best of friends due to an event that happened sometimes back between both parties. But for her to pick up her phone and go through it, and not just that, but also deleting her chats and wiping off contacts, deleting photos that has to do with the school, that's to the extreme haba!!!

Is there any legal ground to pursue this case or is it me just being emotional hurt that my wife's privacy has been trampled upon and I need to act. What should be my next point of action?

Thanks
NewDadTroubles
Do you have evidence to proof the head master or mistress deleted the phone?? Was there any witnesses at the scene to back up your story?? Court of law isn't a place of hearsay....its a place of fact evidence....if you have no video prove of her deleting the messages nor witnesses to back up your claim just lock up....why your wife sef go drop her fone with her boss on last day of workhuh
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by bluefilm: 6:43pm On Mar 06, 2022
NewDadTroubles:
Good morning Nairaland


I'm going to be as explicit as possible and I need professional legal counsel/inputs to the issue stated below. (Pardon all blunders biko)

My wife recently got fed up with her place of work and decided to tender her resignation letter. She happens to be in the teaching profession and we all know what goes on in the private teaching schools (Most anyways).

On Friday the 4th of March which was supposed to be her final day at the school, the school's HM instructed her phone to put her phone on her desk (HM's) on the pretense that it was an open day and didn't want her distracted. She did exactly that and the day went just fine, after which, she dropped all the school's materials/properties with her and left.
On getting home, she went through her phone and discovered that her WhatsApp messages and conversations had been deleted, text messages deleted, all her contacts deleted, and all chats on her phone read. As if that wasn't enough, a few of her contacts called her to tell her they received messages from the school asking what her relationship was with them? Imagine!!!

Moreover, I think it is also good I state the fact that she and the HM haven't been best of friends due to an event that happened sometimes back between both parties. But for her to pick up her phone and go through it, and not just that, but also deleting her chats and wiping off contacts, deleting photos that has to do with the school, that's to the extreme haba!!!

Is there any legal ground to pursue this case or is it me just being emotional hurt that my wife's privacy has been trampled upon and I need to act. What should be my next point of action?

Thanks
NewDadTroubles
You can take her to Judge Judy.

I have her contacts, if you like.

Judge Judy will definitely destroy the Headmistress in her court.

What do you say?
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by Abujaexpress: 6:46pm On Mar 06, 2022
Perfecttouchade:
Cra*y but I guess the hm thought she might have contacts of the parent thinking your wife might start her own school
You nailed it
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by NewDadTroubles(op): 6:47pm On Mar 06, 2022
skliz4rel:
The HM did it becos your wife has secrets that can destroy her reputation.

but I have a question is the HM a man or a woman. Your write up states a woman. Are you close to any other teacher in the school, if yes you can do your background investigations to find out things. Honestly like the other commenters stated.

Never take a womans word alone. Hear both side of the story before you act. There is a sign of your wife possessing some secret materials that can implicate the HM. Also it possible that the HM can also have secret materials that can implicate your wife too.

So ask your wife if she would like to confront the HM or sue her for invation and observe her body chemistry.

Summary before you act investigate ?
Your observation is correct, She is a woman indeed. As rightly said, they did have an issue involving my wife & her some months earlier which prompted my wife's resigning.
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by NewDadTroubles(op): 6:51pm On Mar 06, 2022
NewDadTroubles:
Good morning Nairaland


I'm going to be as explicit as possible and I need professional legal counsel/inputs to the issue stated below. (Pardon all blunders biko)

My wife recently got fed up with her place of work and decided to tender her resignation letter. She happens to be in the teaching profession and we all know what goes on in the private teaching schools (Most anyways).

On Friday the 4th of March which was supposed to be her final day at the school, the school's HM instructed her phone to put her phone on her desk (HM's) on the pretense that it was an open day and didn't want her distracted. She did exactly that and the day went just fine, after which, she dropped all the school's materials/properties with her and left.
On getting home, she went through her phone and discovered that her WhatsApp messages and conversations had been deleted, text messages deleted, all her contacts deleted, and all chats on her phone read. As if that wasn't enough, a few of her contacts called her to tell her they received messages from the school asking what her relationship was with them? Imagine!!!

Moreover, I think it is also good I state the fact that she and the HM haven't been best of friends due to an event that happened sometimes back between both parties. But for her to pick up her phone and go through it, and not just that, but also deleting her chats and wiping off contacts, deleting photos that has to do with the school, that's to the extreme haba!!!

Is there any legal ground to pursue this case or is it me just being emotional hurt that my wife's privacy has been trampled upon and I need to act. What should be my next point of action?

Thanks
NewDadTroubles
The HM is a Lady
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by ogawisdom(m): 6:56pm On Mar 06, 2022
NewDadTroubles:
Good morning Nairaland


I'm going to be as explicit as possible and I need professional legal counsel/inputs to the issue stated below. (Pardon all blunders biko)

My wife recently got fed up with her place of work and decided to tender her resignation letter. She happens to be in the teaching profession and we all know what goes on in the private teaching schools (Most anyways).

On Friday the 4th of March which was supposed to be her final day at the school, the school's HM instructed her phone to put her phone on her desk (HM's) on the pretense that it was an open day and didn't want her distracted. She did exactly that and the day went just fine, after which, she dropped all the school's materials/properties with her and left.
On getting home, she went through her phone and discovered that her WhatsApp messages and conversations had been deleted, text messages deleted, all her contacts deleted, and all chats on her phone read. As if that wasn't enough, a few of her contacts called her to tell her they received messages from the school asking what her relationship was with them? Imagine!!!

Moreover, I think it is also good I state the fact that she and the HM haven't been best of friends due to an event that happened sometimes back between both parties. But for her to pick up her phone and go through it, and not just that, but also deleting her chats and wiping off contacts, deleting photos that has to do with the school, that's to the extreme haba!!!

Is there any legal ground to pursue this case or is it me just being emotional hurt that my wife's privacy has been trampled upon and I need to act. What should be my next point of action?

Thanks
NewDadTroubles
So ppl use their phone without pin lock in 2022?
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by aktolly54(m): 6:59pm On Mar 06, 2022
dawnomike:
What are you still waiting for?... Proceed to court
you want him to waste his money for lawyer ba!
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by danny34(m): 7:00pm On Mar 06, 2022
Let it go.

Use the money u have to eat.

Dont give it to lawyers.

NewDadTroubles:
Good morning Nairaland


I'm going to be as explicit as possible and I need professional legal counsel/inputs to the issue stated below. (Pardon all blunders biko)

My wife recently got fed up with her place of work and decided to tender her resignation letter. She happens to be in the teaching profession and we all know what goes on in the private teaching schools (Most anyways).

On Friday the 4th of March which was supposed to be her final day at the school, the school's HM instructed her phone to put her phone on her desk (HM's) on the pretense that it was an open day and didn't want her distracted. She did exactly that and the day went just fine, after which, she dropped all the school's materials/properties with her and left.
On getting home, she went through her phone and discovered that her WhatsApp messages and conversations had been deleted, text messages deleted, all her contacts deleted, and all chats on her phone read. As if that wasn't enough, a few of her contacts called her to tell her they received messages from the school asking what her relationship was with them? Imagine!!!

Moreover, I think it is also good I state the fact that she and the HM haven't been best of friends due to an event that happened sometimes back between both parties. But for her to pick up her phone and go through it, and not just that, but also deleting her chats and wiping off contacts, deleting photos that has to do with the school, that's to the extreme haba!!!

Is there any legal ground to pursue this case or is it me just being emotional hurt that my wife's privacy has been trampled upon and I need to act. What should be my next point of action?

Thanks
NewDadTroubles
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by Laura136: 7:01pm On Mar 06, 2022
She can sue where the HM doesn't deny deleting the messages or if there is evidence of her deleting it, I advise she make a complain to the police, in case of messages that might have been sent by the lady to her contact before deleting her contact, this is to avail her some alibi when or in case investigation is carried out, hope she signed attendance or any kind of prove that says at the time this message was sent, I was teaching.
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by CountVersailles(f): 7:06pm On Mar 06, 2022
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked



What do you hope to achieve?
To get the lost information back or to extort the school?

Now, nowhere in your story did you mention that your wife saw someone operating her device thereby breaching her privacy, technically that puts you on a lower ground legally because it's all assumptions.

Phones can factory reset themselves when the limit of wrong password input has been reached.
It could be this.

But,

You have evidence of messages that didn't originate from her to her contacts. But that is no proof either.
A good lawyer could pin those messages on your wife, claiming they were sent by her with a malicious intent to blackmail the school or that she has a dissociative indentity disorder which would further cast aspersions on her sanity as well as her credibility.

So,

As long as your wife does not have nudes of you or herself on the phone or any other incriminating file, you should not be bothered.

If she does have nudes or other vital information she wants back, I could help you retrieve those lost information.

But,

By default, I do not trust women.
I'd advice you not to.
Do not excavate a graveyard except you are hunting for skeletons.

Apparently, your wife is a threat to the HM who does not want her taking advantage of connections she garnered in the course of working for her.

Just let sleeping dogs lie.
So you do not go and find out that the preek of a rich parent is the reason behind your wife and her HMs' squabbles.

I'm not saying that teachers are as wayward as nurses, I'm just saying I know someone who is a big benefactor in his kids' school; the story of his goodwill and philanthropy brought the Proprietress and most of his kids' teachers to his bed.

The proprietress found out she was was sharing his preek with the same people she was paying salaries and it brought about squabbles amongst the teachers and most of them just like your wife, tendered resignation letters but never told their husbands the true reason behind their leaving.

Those husbands till today see their wives as victims of unjust treatment in the school they served in not knowing that they, the husbands, are the actual victims.
You are just a stupid person, I swear
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by NewDadTroubles(op): 7:08pm On Mar 06, 2022
It has even degenerated to the point of her (HM) rounding up every possible teachers in the school who at anytime showed solidarity to my wife on the toxic treatments being given her.
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by Olaoye1988(m): 7:10pm On Mar 06, 2022
NewDadTroubles:
Good morning Nairaland


I'm going to be as explicit as possible and I need professional legal counsel/inputs to the issue stated below. (Pardon all blunders biko)

My wife recently got fed up with her place of work and decided to tender her resignation letter. She happens to be in the teaching profession and we all know what goes on in the private teaching schools (Most anyways).

On Friday the 4th of March which was supposed to be her final day at the school, the school's HM instructed her phone to put her phone on her desk (HM's) on the pretense that it was an open day and didn't want her distracted. She did exactly that and the day went just fine, after which, she dropped all the school's materials/properties with her and left.
On getting home, she went through her phone and discovered that her WhatsApp messages and conversations had been deleted, text messages deleted, all her contacts deleted, and all chats on her phone read. As if that wasn't enough, a few of her contacts called her to tell her they received messages from the school asking what her relationship was with them? Imagine!!!

Moreover, I think it is also good I state the fact that she and the HM haven't been best of friends due to an event that happened sometimes back between both parties. But for her to pick up her phone and go through it, and not just that, but also deleting her chats and wiping off contacts, deleting photos that has to do with the school, that's to the extreme haba!!!

Is there any legal ground to pursue this case or is it me just being emotional hurt that my wife's privacy has been trampled upon and I need to act. What should be my next point of action?

Thanks
NewDadTroubles
Just let it go bro. and see what God will do afterwards!
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by valdes00(m): 7:10pm On Mar 06, 2022
maasoap:
Like you didn't read where he said HM called some of her contacts. If that is not evidence, I wonder what it is?
Oh thats what you will tell the judge abi... Its his word against HM's.... Court deals with evidence
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by Positiveme2020: 7:12pm On Mar 06, 2022
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked



What do you hope to achieve?
To get the lost information back or to extort the school?

Now, nowhere in your story did you mention that your wife saw someone operating her device thereby breaching her privacy, technically that puts you on a lower ground legally because it's all assumptions.

Phones can factory reset themselves when the limit of wrong password input has been reached.
It could be this.

But,

You have evidence of messages that didn't originate from her to her contacts. But that is no proof either.
A good lawyer could pin those messages on your wife, claiming they were sent by her with a malicious intent to blackmail the school or that she has a dissociative indentity disorder which would further cast aspersions on her sanity as well as her credibility.

So,

As long as your wife does not have nudes of you or herself on the phone or any other incriminating file, you should not be bothered.

If she does have nudes or other vital information she wants back, I could help you retrieve those lost information.

But,

By default, I do not trust women.
I'd advice you not to.
Do not excavate a graveyard except you are hunting for skeletons.

Apparently, your wife is a threat to the HM who does not want her taking advantage of connections she garnered in the course of working for her.

Just let sleeping dogs lie.
So you do not go and find out that the preek of a rich parent is the reason behind your wife and her HMs' squabbles.

I'm not saying that teachers are as wayward as nurses, I'm just saying I know someone who is a big benefactor in his kids' school; the story of his goodwill and philanthropy brought the Proprietress and most of his kids' teachers to his bed.

The proprietress found out she was was sharing his preek with the same people she was paying salaries and it brought about squabbles amongst the teachers and most of them just like your wife, tendered resignation letters but never told their husbands the true reason behind their leaving.

Those husbands till today see their wives as victims of unjust treatment in the school they served in not knowing that they, the husbands, are the actual victims.
Words of wisdom.
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by Bishop(m): 7:19pm On Mar 06, 2022
NewDadTroubles:
Good morning Nairaland


I'm going to be as explicit as possible and I need professional legal counsel/inputs to the issue stated below. (Pardon all blunders biko)

My wife recently got fed up with her place of work and decided to tender her resignation letter. She happens to be in the teaching profession and we all know what goes on in the private teaching schools (Most anyways).

On Friday the 4th of March which was supposed to be her final day at the school, the school's HM instructed her phone to put her phone on her desk (HM's) on the pretense that it was an open day and didn't want her distracted. She did exactly that and the day went just fine, after which, she dropped all the school's materials/properties with her and left.
On getting home, she went through her phone and discovered that her WhatsApp messages and conversations had been deleted, text messages deleted, all her contacts deleted, and all chats on her phone read. As if that wasn't enough, a few of her contacts called her to tell her they received messages from the school asking what her relationship was with them? Imagine!!!

Moreover, I think it is also good I state the fact that she and the HM haven't been best of friends due to an event that happened sometimes back between both parties. But for her to pick up her phone and go through it, and not just that, but also deleting her chats and wiping off contacts, deleting photos that has to do with the school, that's to the extreme haba!!!

Is there any legal ground to pursue this case or is it me just being emotional hurt that my wife's privacy has been trampled upon and I need to act. What should be my next point of action?

Thanks
NewDadTroubles
It would be difficult Legally, to prove this in court.

The H. M was faster than she was, she allegedly, deleted all incriminating evidence against her or the school from your wife's phone memory.

Why didn't she have phone lock?
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by Floki737: 7:22pm On Mar 06, 2022
Obynolee:
Your parents or relations, next please.
if they were an option, I wouldn't be asking.
Anyways it's fine.
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by NewDadTroubles(op): 7:25pm On Mar 06, 2022
Perfecttouchade:
Cra*y but I guess the hm thought she might have contacts of the parent thinking your wife might start her own school
Ofcos not.
Well, She did get a better offer from another school which I obliged her to reject and take care of her mental state of mind for the time being.

Nevertheless, she does have contacts of parents on her phone (that's a norm).
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by Prettychild(f): 7:27pm On Mar 06, 2022
premierlead:
...but what are your evidences when you get to the court of law? Don't just waste your time over nothing and what you can't win, instead let it just slide and focus on your life and family.
Getting evidence is not an issue, there is this trick that lawyers do but I can’t tell you. He should proceed to court
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by NewDadTroubles(op): 7:34pm On Mar 06, 2022
Olaoye1988:
Just let it go bro. and see what God will do afterwards!
Hmmm...
Thanks Bro.
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by lookingfly: 7:34pm On Mar 06, 2022
NewDadTroubles:
Good morning Nairaland


I'm going to be as explicit as possible and I need professional legal counsel/inputs to the issue stated below. (Pardon all blunders biko)

My wife recently got fed up with her place of work and decided to tender her resignation letter. She happens to be in the teaching profession and we all know what goes on in the private teaching schools (Most anyways).

On Friday the 4th of March which was supposed to be her final day at the school, the school's HM instructed her phone to put her phone on her desk (HM's) on the pretense that it was an open day and didn't want her distracted. She did exactly that and the day went just fine, after which, she dropped all the school's materials/properties with her and left.
On getting home, she went through her phone and discovered that her WhatsApp messages and conversations had been deleted, text messages deleted, all her contacts deleted, and all chats on her phone read. As if that wasn't enough, a few of her contacts called her to tell her they received messages from the school asking what her relationship was with them? Imagine!!!

Moreover, I think it is also good I state the fact that she and the HM haven't been best of friends due to an event that happened sometimes back between both parties. But for her to pick up her phone and go through it, and not just that, but also deleting her chats and wiping off contacts, deleting photos that has to do with the school, that's to the extreme haba!!!

Is there any legal ground to pursue this case or is it me just being emotional hurt that my wife's privacy has been trampled upon and I need to act. What should be my next point of action?

Thanks
NewDadTroubles
when we say set biometrics security on your phone, you will not hear......some people conclude lots of things when someone set security on your phone. Phones are meant to be personal stuff. For couple's, multiple biometrics could be set to give access to their partners.
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by virginchaser(m): 7:34pm On Mar 06, 2022
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked



What do you hope to achieve?
To get the lost information back or to extort the school?

Now, nowhere in your story did you mention that your wife saw someone operating her device thereby breaching her privacy, technically that puts you on a lower ground legally because it's all assumptions.

Phones can factory reset themselves when the limit of wrong password input has been reached.
It could be this.

But,

You have evidence of messages that didn't originate from her to her contacts. But that is no proof either.
A good lawyer could pin those messages on your wife, claiming they were sent by her with a malicious intent to blackmail the school or that she has a dissociative indentity disorder which would further cast aspersions on her sanity as well as her credibility.

So,

As long as your wife does not have nudes of you or herself on the phone or any other incriminating file, you should not be bothered.

If she does have nudes or other vital information she wants back, I could help you retrieve those lost information.

But,

By default, I do not trust women.
I'd advice you not to.
Do not excavate a graveyard except you are hunting for skeletons.

Apparently, your wife is a threat to the HM who does not want her taking advantage of connections she garnered in the course of working for her.

Just let sleeping dogs lie.
So you do not go and find out that the preek of a rich parent is the reason behind your wife and her HMs' squabbles.

I'm not saying that teachers are as wayward as nurses, I'm just saying I know someone who is a big benefactor in his kids' school; the story of his goodwill and philanthropy brought the Proprietress and most of his kids' teachers to his bed.

The proprietress found out she was was sharing his preek with the same people she was paying salaries and it brought about squabbles amongst the teachers and most of them just like your wife, tendered resignation letters but never told their husbands the true reason behind their leaving.

Those husbands till today see their wives as victims of unjust treatment in the school they served in not knowing that they, the husbands, are the actual victims.
Ogbeni, you talk too much. I almost covered your mouth while reading your illustrations.
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by OdefaGirl(f): 7:36pm On Mar 06, 2022
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked



What do you hope to achieve?
To get the lost information back or to extort the school?

Now, nowhere in your story did you mention that your wife saw someone operating her device thereby breaching her privacy, technically that puts you on a lower ground legally because it's all assumptions.

Phones can factory reset themselves when the limit of wrong password input has been reached.
It could be this.

But,

You have evidence of messages that didn't originate from her to her contacts. But that is no proof either.
A good lawyer could pin those messages on your wife, claiming they were sent by her with a malicious intent to blackmail the school or that she has a dissociative indentity disorder which would further cast aspersions on her sanity as well as her credibility.

So,

As long as your wife does not have nudes of you or herself on the phone or any other incriminating file, you should not be bothered.

If she does have nudes or other vital information she wants back, I could help you retrieve those lost information.

But,

By default, I do not trust women.
I'd advice you not to.
Do not excavate a graveyard except you are hunting for skeletons.

Apparently, your wife is a threat to the HM who does not want her taking advantage of connections she garnered in the course of working for her.

Just let sleeping dogs lie.
So you do not go and find out that the preek of a rich parent is the reason behind your wife and her HMs' squabbles.

I'm not saying that teachers are as wayward as nurses, I'm just saying I know someone who is a big benefactor in his kids' school; the story of his goodwill and philanthropy brought the Proprietress and most of his kids' teachers to his bed.

The proprietress found out she was was sharing his preek with the same people she was paying salaries and it brought about squabbles amongst the teachers and most of them just like your wife, tendered resignation letters but never told their husbands the true reason behind their leaving.

Those husbands till today see their wives as victims of unjust treatment in the school they served in not knowing that they, the husbands, are the actual victims.
After giving a sound advice, you just spoilt show.... Na waa for you ooo. Please OP, don't even put your mind on his story, just take his advice. Nwamaikpe can be a weirdo sometimes angry
Re: Wife's Phone Searched & All Contacts Deleted By Her Boss, Can I Sue Or Not? by iyke2frankeze: 7:45pm On Mar 06, 2022
It is either your wife's phone has no lock like password, pin or pattern or she willingly unlocked it for him only to start crying Wolf.
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