BANKS IN OMOKU ARE STEALING FROM US, INDIGENES CRY.
Rivers State 08:00am By Ubamara Ezenobi Indigenes of Omoku town in Onelga local government, Rivers State, are lamenting the sudden disappearance of huge amounts of money from their bank accounts. The joy of every mother is that she enjoys the fruits of her labour in her children. So when Mrs Diobi received a credit alert from her son on the first day of January, 2021, she was no doubt elated. Her elation turned to shock, however, when she received a debit alert of forty thousand naira (N40,000) almost as soon as the initial alert of fifty thousand naira came in. Mrs Diobi's story is not unique. I interviewed four other individuals who had similar experiences. According to them, the customer care personnel at the bank advised them to check within their households for people who might have used their debit card, such as their children. If they had no children, they were asked to check back after five working days. If they checked back after five working days, they were asked to check...