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Customer, UBA In Court Over Fraudulent Deductions
A customer of the United Bank of Africa (UBA), Mr. Chinedu Nwoke, has sued the bank at a Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, over unauthorised debit on his account purportedly for a loan he did not take.
The Tide gathered that Mr. Nwoke is seeking redress over a purported COVID-19 loan valued at N700,000.00 from NISRAL Micro Finance Bank which he knows nothing about using his Bank Verification Number (BVN).
Nwoke in his prayers before the court, lamented that the fraud allegedly perpetrated by the commercial bank has led to the blacklisting of his bank accounts and BVN from the banking system, depriving him of banking services.
When the case came up for mention on Friday, 21st February, 2025, Mr Chinedu Iheanacho, Counsel to the plaintiff, sought an adjournment to enable the court commence hearing on the matter.
The court presided over by Justice Ayo Emmanuel therefore adjourned the case to March 31.
The defendants, UBA and NISRAL Micro Finance Bank, were represented by Mr Precious John who represented the Lead Defence Counsel, Mr Evaristus Ozioko.
Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa