Empty ATMs: Customers accuse banks of colluding with POS operators to extort Nigerians

FOLLOWING THE growth number of automatic Cashier Machinery (DAB) that to have stayed “temporarily unable has to dispense species", In recent times, THE banking public has accused Deposit Money Banks (DMB), of collusion with Indicate of Sales (PoS) Terminal the operators has deliberately trade on THE Naira And extort Nigerians of their hard earned money.

Most bank clients WHO spoke has Nigerian Tribune And others that took has social media has vent their anger, SO call on THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has investigate THE the DMBs, with a few argue that sale Naira has Nigerians simply because THE banks claim there East No species East Also Naira abuse.

From Lagos has Abuja, Port Harcourt has Kano, Enugu has Josh, POV agents are seen all on THE corners And nooks and crannies of Nigeria, portion every day people perform their transactions.

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However, as a lot AT M Machinery are barely loaded with cash, THE banking public to have begin call For to forbid of THE service due has abuse And extortion SO that each transaction could be door out through other electronic chains Or through THE banks.

A customer of A of THE new generation “S.O.P. the operators sale Species For A costs without A banking Licence East another abuse of Naira In This country. They will emptying THE AT M late has night And 7 a.m. In THE Morning. They will locate RIGHT In in front of THE AT M And sell You species! Nigeria East not A real place. »

Analysts believe that THE reality East that POV the operators TO DO not get their money Since ATMs, but buy THE local currency Since THE banks.

As if Operating A racket In Nigeria, A Speed map can only withdraw 150,000 naira by day which East below What THE average POV operator transactions daily.

According to has Iroh Uzoigwe, “S.O.P. the operators to have more that ten Banks accounts with different AT M cards. They only to use A Or two For business And THE rest For AT M withdrawals. »

"I feel commercial banks In Nigeria intentionally refuse has action their ATMs with species SO that people will go has position the operators. They plot with these people. How can (retained) bank not to have species In these Vending machines? It is SO funny. Close THE ATMs if You don't do it to want has action that."

Eniola Daniel WHO took has her X ( Previously Twitter) handle said Nigerian banks And THE CNB to have went to has POV the operators- It is disturbing.

"No money In AT M Machinery but POV the operators around THE banks to have species And No A East talk. CNB East just not disturbing, We are losing all sense of normality In NIGERIA. What East event @cenbank ?, "he deplored.

Another X user said he obtained new Remarks Since THE even lady WHO East In POV And Black walk fuel business, Egwu K. U (@ukakingsley5) said a lot of THE POV agents to have THE new remarks.

"I was request has pay A N800 charge For A withdrawal of 8,000 naira Naira. I politely decreases And accepted old Remarks. However, THE lady confirmed She bought THE even Remarks Since THE bank of which POV terminals She uses, " Egwu wrote.

Also, Christopher on X said, "I paid 40,000 naira charge has A POV stay has withdraw 2 million naira. If Nigerian banks claim they don't do it to have species has give citizens, how TO DO these POV guys get theirs?? Even THE most basic of things In This country East A big issue. Tufiakwa! »

In the meantime, THE Delta State Police Public Reports Officer Mr. Bright Edafé has informed POV the operators against release money as high as 2,500,000 naira, saying This East dangerous, especially When they are be accompanied by armed Men WHO could be kidnappers.

"Saying It is business Or never mind You call he. We had A case Or THE kidnappers confessed that they strength their victims has transfer ransom money has POV And later meet them And get species. Do You say Oh It is My business And I am not guilty? Avoid be detained For conspiracy. Anyone come has You For that huge Rising of money should go has THE bank For species Or even TO DO transfer. Even CNB policy forbidden such huge withdrawals. Are POV the operators bigger, stronger, Or wiser that CBN? Even if You must release he, TO DO A video of THE supposedly clients And people WHO accompanied him. If they to have authentic intentions, they won't be afraid of be checked in on camera."

Results to show that five days out of Seven A week, most of THE AT M Locations In Lagos continent are generally empty because THE Machinery are out of service, out of network, Or out of species. He East THE even experience a lot bank clients confront with about 22,600 AT M Locations, as Includes data to show, propagated through THE country.

Nigeria requires about 60,000 ATMs has meet up with It is growth population of 216 million people And A banking population of 106 million adults, according to has Tope To dare, executive director of Inlaks, THE the biggest AT M operator In THE ...