The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, on Monday, arrested an Operations Supervisor of a number one Business financial institution within the Central Space, Abuja.
He was arrested over his refusal to load the Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, with new notes.
Based on the Fee, regardless of the financial institution having N29million of the redesigned Naira notes within the department’s vaults, it nonetheless didn’t load it.
In the meantime, earlier than the the Supervisor was taken away for questioning, EFCC officers ordered the financial institution to load all of the ATMs.
This additionally included the cost of a stipulated quantity throughout the counter.
This improvement, made the distraught prospects who had spent hours on queues with out getting the brand new notes, really feel blissful.
Based on the Fee, this discovery signifies a sabotage of the federal government’s financial coverage by some banks.
EFCC additionally revealed that greater than 5 financial institution branches have been lined immediately by the operatives in Abuja.
In the meantime, related workout routines have been nonetheless ongoing within the varied EFCC Zonal Instructions throughout the nation.
“The operation will proceed till normalcy is restored to the banking system.
“Nigerians discovering it tough to entry their funds at any financial institution and suspects foul play ought to contact the fee, for instant intervention,” the Fee mentioned.