The Yenagoa Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday adjourned a case filed by a customer of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) over deductions for a loan he never took.
Mr. Chinedu Nwoke, a Yenagoa-based businessman and customer of UBA, had dragged the bank to court over an unauthorised debit on his account purportedly for a loan he insists he did not take.
Nwoke is seeking redress over a purported COVID-19 loan using his Bank Verification Number (BVN)valued at N700,000 from NISRAL Micro Finance Bank, which he knows nothing about.
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The plaintiff 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 enjoying banking services.
When the case came up for hearing, counsel to the UBA, Mr. Precious John, urged the court to grant an adjournment to allow the bank to open its defence.
Justice Ayo Emmanuel, therefore, adjourned the case to June 30.
The defendants are UBA and NISRAL Microfinance Bank.