The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has unblocked the account of Abdulsamad Ishola Opeyemi, a student of Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, whose account was blocked for no reason.
Opeyemi told FIJ on Wednesday that his account had been unblocked and all features restored.
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“The account has been unblocked. I appreciate this greatly. Thank you very much, FIJ,” an excited Opeyemi said.
Opeyemi also said he was able to make a transaction of N5,000 today, confirming that his account was indeed back.
FIJ had reported how he noticed on July 2 that his account had been placed under lien. He was informed that this followed an erroneous transfer of N20,000 into the account.
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Opeyemi told the bank that he was the one who made the transfer via a Sterling Bank PoS and provided evidence. Still, UBA refused to lift the restriction on his account.
However, a few hours after FIJ’s publication, Opeyemi regained access to his account.
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