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Nigerian bank customers strip naked as a demonstration of poor service. Photo: Mail Online/ Twitter.

Watch: Nigerian bank customers strip naked in protest

Nigerian bank customers were filmed naked inside a bank after transaction were unsuccessful due to shortage of naira bank notes [GRAPHIC]

Nigerian

Nigerian bank customers strip naked as a demonstration of poor service. Photo: Mail Online/ Twitter.

In a most bizarre fashion to stage a protest, Nigerian bank customers were filmed naked inside a bank after being met with unsuccessful transactions.

NIGERIAN BANKS LEAVE CLIENTS FUMING WITH ANGER

The Mail Online reports that the desperate Nigerians stripped in protest as banks are running out of cash after the Government moved to replace high-denomination notes.
Videos shared on Twitter show how a naked customer demanded to close his bank account – reportedly valued at 520,000 naira – after employees refused to give him more than 20,000N at the counter.

The publication adds that some firms were forced to close and lock their doors after angry crowds brawled inside. Others even erected tents to protect cash-seeking customers from the sun as they waited in long queues.

CERTAIN NOTES TAKEN OFF THE BANKING SYSTEM

The Mail Online further reports that Nigeria’s Central Bank announced last October that it would be taking the N200, N500 and N1,000 notes out of circulation on January firm.
Government intended to replace the banknotes with new designs that it claimed would be ‘more secure.’ However, the replacements were not immediately available and the switch deadline was extended to next Friday.


“Citizens are now unable to withdraw money from their accounts, making it hard for them to participate in the cash-reliant economy.”

Mail Online

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APPEAL FOR CALM AS CHAOS NOT OVER YET


The chaos comes as Nigeria battles major cash and fuel shortages just three weeks before the presidential election. Candidates have traded accusations of blame over the shortages with the ruling party hopeful even suggesting his enemies had manufactured the crisis to undermine his election chances.

As the chaos is expected to continue, the Central Bank has urged citizens ‘to exercise patience’ as the governmental agency works ‘assiduously to address the challenge of queues at ATMs.’

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