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Bank Managing Director has almost ended up with fatal injuries after
being attacked by angry customers who were showing their grievances.
File photo used only for illustrative purpose
One Mr Kingsley Ubenyi, the Managing Director of Kesley Mega
Micro-Finance Bank, Enugu is currently thanking his stars for a narrow
esape from death.
It was the timely intervention of the Enugu State Police Command
prevented him from being lynched by the bank’s aggrieved customers on
Friday.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the State Police Public
Relations Officer, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, said that the rescue of the bank
boss came as a result of prompt intervention of a police patrol team
after a security tip-off by some members of the public.
He said reports reaching the police indicated that hundreds of
aggrieved customers of the bank were seen striking the managing
director, who was forced to sit in his vehicle, which was later damaged
by the irate crowd.
“The aggrieved customers maintained that they are customers of
the micro-finance bank and that despite repeated efforts to withdraw
their money in their savings accounts with the bank, no light was seen
at the end of the tunnel.
“Not long after, a meeting between the bank MD and the
customers was convened at De Dome event centre, New Haven, Enugu, where
the bank boss tried to explain the difficulties faced by his bank over
the payment of customers’ money.
“This did not go down well with the aggrieved customers, who
got violent and descended heavily on him before the intervention of the
police operatives,’’ he said.
Amaraizu, however, said the aggrieved customers were advised to be
law-abiding and to seek redress by taking the lawful step to access
their monies.
“The managing director is currently receiving treatment at a nearby hospital,’’ he said at the time of writing this report.
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