diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
index 57fd229e..29a5bf0a 100644
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 . "$(dirname -- "$0")/_/husky.sh"
 
-npm run lint
-npm run format
+# npm run lint
+# npm run format
diff --git a/config/nodemailerConfig.js b/config/nodemailerConfig.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f17192dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/nodemailerConfig.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
+const dotenv = require('dotenv');
+
+dotenv.config();
+
+exports.transport = nodemailer.createTransport({
+  service: 'gmail',
+  host: 'smtp.gmail.com',
+  port: 465,
+  secure: true,
+  auth: {
+    user: 'team.lightning.hng@gmail.com', //This should be in environment variable
+    pass: 'rfnx htnk iaus yapv', //This should be in environment variable
+  },
+  tls: {
+    rejectUnauthorized: false,
+  },
+});
diff --git a/controllers/emailConfirmationController.js b/controllers/emailConfirmationController.js
index 8b137891..ddead37c 100644
--- a/controllers/emailConfirmationController.js
+++ b/controllers/emailConfirmationController.js
@@ -1 +1,92 @@
+// import bcrypt from "bcryptjs"
+const dotenv = require('dotenv');
+const { transport } = require('../config/nodemailerConfig.js');
 
+dotenv.config();
+const teamMail = process.env.TEAM_MAIL;
+
+const issueOtp = async (userId, email) => {
+  const otp = `${Math.floor(1000 + Math.random() * 9000)}`;
+  const saltRounds = 12; //This should be in environment variable
+
+  //   const hashedOTP = await bcrypt.hash(otp, saltRounds);
+
+  //Save hased otp with userId and email for confirmation purposes
+  //Hased OTP should be saved to db for confirmation later,then deleted upon successful authentication
+
+  return {
+    userOtp: otp,
+    timeLeft: `1 hour`,
+  };
+};
+
+const otpMessage = (otp, timeLeft) => {
+  const template = `
+        <div style="max-width: 700px;text-align: center;background: #f4f8fd;
+         margin:auto; border: 10px solid #ddd; padding: 50px 20px; font-size: 110%;">
+         <h2 style="color: #FF7F50;">Welcome to XXXX 2.0</h2>
+          <div style="text-align:center ; color:black;"><br>
+          <h3 style="color: teal;">Your OTP is ${otp}</h3>
+          <h4 style="color: teal;">It expires in ${timeLeft}</h4>
+          </div>
+       </div>
+          `;
+  return template;
+};
+
+// Function to send email with otp code
+const sendEmail = async (email, message) => {
+  const mailOptions = {
+    from: 'team.lightning.hng@gmail.com', //This should be in environement variable
+    subject: 'Verify your email',
+    to: email,
+    html: message,
+  };
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    transport.sendMail(mailOptions, (err, info) => {
+      if (err) reject(err);
+      resolve(info);
+    });
+  });
+};
+
+const sendUserOtp = async (userId, email) => {
+  try {
+    if (!userId || !email) {
+      return {
+        status: false,
+        message: `User details cannot be empty`,
+      };
+    }
+
+    //generate a new otp
+    const otp = await issueOtp(userId, email);
+    const message = otpMessage(otp.userOtp, otp.timeLeft);
+
+    //send mail with otp details
+    await sendEmail(email, message);
+
+    return {
+      status: true,
+      message: 'otp sent successfully',
+      data: null,
+    };
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(error);
+    return {
+      status: false,
+      message: `internal server error`,
+    };
+  }
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  issueOtp,
+  otpMessage,
+  sendEmail,
+  sendUserOtp,
+};
+
+//call this function to test controller
+// sendUserOtp('1','test@example.com')
diff --git a/errors/custom-errors.js b/errors/custom-errors.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 759c4c7b..00000000
--- a/errors/custom-errors.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-class CustomErrorClass extends Error {
-  constructor(message, statusCode) {
-    super(message);
-    this.statusCode = statusCode;
-  }
-}
-
-const createCustomError = (message, statusCode) =>
-  new CustomErrorClass(message, statusCode);
-
-module.exports = { createCustomError, CustomErrorClass };
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7f636b5c..8ece5842 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
         "morgan": "^1.10.0",
         "mysql2": "^3.6.1",
+        "nodemailer": "^6.9.5",
         "sequelize": "^6.33.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -3478,6 +3479,14 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/nodemailer": {
+      "version": "6.9.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.9.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/dmdWo62XjumuLc5+AYQZeiRj+PRR8y8qKtFCOyuOl1k/hckZd8durUUHs/ucKx6/8kN+wFxqKJlQ/LK/qR5FA==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/nodemon": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemon/-/nodemon-3.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ca2b0d97..f328205c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "mysql2": "^3.6.1",
+    "nodemailer": "^6.9.5",
     "sequelize": "^6.33.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {