A video has surfaced on social media showing Nigerians struggling to enter bank halls to exchange old naira notes for new ones.
It is worth recalling that the Central Bank of Nigeria initially resisted the original date of expiration for the old notes, causing extreme tension and a struggle to get to the banks before the due date, but has now announced that the President has approved a 10-day extension to encourage more Nigerians to quickly deposit the old notes.
The videos showed citizens fighting and trying to enter the already crowded compounds as security forces were unable to control the crowd.
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Meanwhile, an unidentified bank customer has reportedly slumped and died after queuing for hours at a bank in Agbor, Delta state.The tragic incident happened on Thursday, February 2, 2023, inside the banking hall. Viral reports claimed that the man died after waiting for several hours to withdraw cash.
However, the state police public relations officer, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the news to the Tribune on Friday, said the man died after waiting for hours to collect his ATM card at the Ika South Local Government Area bank in Delta state.
“He was not trying to withdraw cash; he came to collect his ATM card,” Edafe said.
