Jaiz Bank clients protest alleged N104m lacking deposits in Jos

Jaiz Bank clients protest alleged N104m lacking deposits in Jos

Muhammad Tanko Shittu

Aggrieved clients of Jaiz Bank have protested in Jos over alleged lacking deposits totalling N104 million, calling on the federal authorities and regulatory authorities to intervene.

The clients, led by Hashim Umar Lawal, staged a peaceable protest on Monday on the financial institution’s department alongside Ahmadu Bello Way, carrying placards studying, “Jaiz Bank stole our money” and “FG should help us.”

They alleged that their funds have been invested in mounted financial savings accounts below an association during which the financial institution would use the deposits for enterprise and pay returns after an agreed maturity interval.

Lawal mentioned he invested cash belonging to members of the family after in search of an funding choice compliant with Islamic rules.

“I opened an account with JAIZ BANK, and Invested loads of monies for my household, my mom, my spouse and others.

“Then I requested the the JaiZ financial institution workers, please do you have got any funding that’s halal that my cash is not going to do hurt as a Muslim?

“He mentioned the woman in command of opening that account is Habiba Abdrahman.

“If you put in 1 million inside your account, the bank will take the money out and then run everything for business. Then after the maturity period the bank sent you your profit,” Lawal mentioned.

He mentioned the association labored till final 12 months, when clients tried to withdraw their cash.

“Everything has been going intact until last year. When we went to get our money, around January, February, we needed some monies to do something.”

He put the quantity concerned at N104 million and urged the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Bar Association to research.

“We are regulation abiding residents, we’d like our a reimbursement and we’d like the federal authorities to return inside this matter as widespread Nigerians, we all know we don’t have the ability to combat the financial institution in fact that’s what they’re utilizing towards us however we’re Nigerians.

“We believe in this resilience with the power of the people with the power of security agencies Central bank DSS I know our money is going to come back and Nigerian Bar Association I am still calling you people to come inside and investigate this issue,” Lawal mentioned.

Another buyer, Mrs Rose Dayu, mentioned she found the issue when she tried to withdraw her financial savings.

“I went to withdraw some monies from my fixed savings account, but I was told that there was no money,” she mentioned.

The financial institution’s Jos department supervisor, Mrs Victoria Adimu, declined to remark instantly.

“I will not talk alone, give me sometimes,” she mentioned.