An operations manager of a leading commercial bank was on Monday arrested in the Abuja central area wby operatives of the Economic and Financial Commission, for refusing to load the Automated Teller Machines of the bank despite having N29million of the new naira notes in the branch’s vaults.
The Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in on Monday.
Before the yet to be named manager was taken away for further questioning, the EFCC operatives ordered the loading of all the ATMs and the payment of the stipulated amount across the counter.
Uwujaren stated that this discovery, which indicated a sabotage of the government’s monetary policy by some banks, was made by the EFCC in continuation of the ongoing surveillance and visit to banks across the country to access their vaults and verify whether they were deliberately refusing to dispense the redesigned naira notes.
He said, “More than five bank branches were covered on Monday by the EFCC operatives in Abuja, similar exercises are ongoing in zonal commands across the country.
“The operation will continue until normalcy is restored to the banking system.
“Nigerians finding it difficult to access their funds at any bank and suspects foul play should contact the commission, for immediate intervention.”
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