BANK OWNERS VANISH WITH CUSTOMERS' MONEY IN ILORIN

A wonder bank, Ayonitemi Cooperative Business Finance, located at Oniyangi, near the Emir Road, Ilorin, the Kwara State , was on Tuesday as early as 7am, besieged  by the customers of the bank, alleging that they had been defrauded by the firm.


Many of the customers, most of them weeping said they had lost substantial amount of money which they deposited in the finance house. They stated that they had been promised mouth watering financial offers if they made deposit in the bank.

One of them said she received information to come on Tuesday to collect her money which she had been depositing in the bank for many months. She claimed to have invested about N1m in the bank without her husband’s knowledge and consent.

“I have been depositing money in the bank for some months. They promised that they will not disappoint us. They told us that they were from Kwara State and they had no other place to run to. So, I was convinced that this bank was real. I did not even inform my husband of my transactions with them. Unfortunately, they disappointed us and ran away.”

Some other victims claimed to have lost money ranging from N100,000 to N450,000. Some of them later descended on the office of the firm and carted away office furniture and items, including electronics.