Newspaper Review: How Bank Staff Scaled Fence to Escape Customers' Siege Amid Cash Crunch

Newspaper Review: How Bank Staff Scaled Fence to Escape Customers' Siege Amid Cash Crunch

The story on a drama that unfolded in a bank premises where staff members had to scale a fence to escape customers' siege in the wake of naira notes scarcity went very viral among Nigerian dailies over the week.

Running for Their Lives: Drama As Bank Staff Flee Through Back Fence While Customers Besiege Gate To Get Cash

Some bank officials had been captured in a trending video fleeing the workplace through the fence at the back as customers surrounded the banking premises in an effort to get money.

Major Nigerian newspapers
Newspaper Review: How Bank Staff Scaled Fence to Escape Customers' Siege Amid Cash Crunch
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This comes as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) insisted on the February 10 deadline for the currency swap. As a result of the CBN policy, millions of Nigerians have been facing untold hardships.

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Naira Swap: Court Gives Fresh Verdict on CBN's Deadline on Use of Old Notes

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court has reportedly compelled the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to go ahead with the full implementation of the controversial naira redesign policy.

The court delivered the ruling on Monday, February 6, in the suit marked FCT/HC/CV/2234/2023.

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Naira Scarcity: Aba Residents Turn Commercial Bank Premises into Fast Food Restaurant in Video

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While some chose to protest, like in Oyo state, residents in Aba, Abia state turned a commercial bank into a restaurant.

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