Published 21st Mar, 2022

Abimbola Cecilia, an entrepreneur, has narrated how N264,000 was fraudulently deducted from her First Bank account.

Cecilia told FIJ that she was in a vigil on March 1 when she received a series of debit messages. A total of N264,000 had been deducted from her account.

“Around 1 am on March 1, I received a debit of N264,000,” she told FIJ. ”It was in multiples of N100,000, N95,000 and N69,000. I did not initiate any transaction but was debited.”

At daybreak, Cecilia approached a branch of the bank in Sawmill, Ilorin, Kwara State, to complain. But since then, the bank has not done anything about it.

“When I complained at the bank, the manager checked from the system and said that I was not the only one with the same issue and that I should return in two weeks,” she said.

“I went there after two weeks and was told the money would be refunded but not immediately. I kept going there and they only said I should keep coming back. They haven’t done anything about it since then.”

FIJ called First Bank via their customer care number, but the line did not connect. They had also not responded to a message sent to them at press time.

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