A customer of First Bank of Nigeria, PLC, Izogie Evanni Akugbe has demanded for speedy investigation into illegal invasion by person into his account number ( 3081431121).
In the letter dated 13th December, 2024, Mr Akugbe through his lawyer Ikeorha Kehinde expressed shocked over illegal invasion into his account by unknown person who worked in connivance with First Bank employees.
According to the petition written to First Bank, on 10th December, 2024, we were briefed by our client (Evans Akugbe) that one unknown person inform him that he got our client’s account number : 3081431121, Name : Izogie Evanni Akugbe and BVN from the first Bank employees . The unknown person has friends in first Bank who gave him our client’s account statement with account balance together with our client’s BVN details.
” Our client further informed us that CBN PLC has actually abuseed the confidence he reposed in them and his afraid of being kidnapped and this ugly incident has subjected his health to excruciating pains, mental stress, high blood pressure, heart attack, headache, sleepless night, truncating our client business activities.
” Our demands for urgent investigation into this illegal and corrupt act of First Bank employees with an immediate report of investigation to our firm. ”
However, First Bank PLC in a letter dated
January 28, 2025, acknowledged receipt of the petition and promised to investigate the issue raised.
According to First Bank in a letter signed by its legal officer in Abuja, Maria Atoyebi, ” We have taken into cognizance of your client ( Izogie Evanni Akugbe) request to the bank in the letter.
” We are currently investigating issue raised there in.
” The Bank will respond as appreciate based on the finds. ”
But, three months after response of the First Bank, Mr Evanni informed our correspondent that nothing has been done to unravel those involved in illegal invasion of his account by the first Bank employees.