On social media, a video showing several bundles of new Naira notes hidden in a room at Sterling Bank PLC, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, has been trending.
For about two weeks, the bank was said to have refused to dispense it through its five Automated Teller Machines.
A background voice identified himself as Owoeye, a Deputy Director with the Central Bank of Nigeria, and stated that bank officials claimed the ATMs were not yet configured.
Owoeye stated: “They have N6 million, which they collected from Central Bank of Nigeria for about two weeks but never disbursed any.
“They said they are yet to configure the ATM.
“I don’t know why that is so.
“I brought their attention to the penalty clause of N1 million per day because they have five ATMs
“So, they don’t have any reason for keeping this money.
“The Zonal Service Manager, Kunle Onipede, promised that latest 10am tomorrow, because I promised them that I will be here by 10am and I want to see the machine dispensing this money.
“This is Olumide Owolabi, Service Manager, Ado, and Motunrayo Babayemi.
“My name is Owoeye, I am a Deputy Director from CBN.”
