Video shows bank staff fleeing through the back fense as customers get desperate over cash.

MONEY Video Shows Bank Staff Fleeing Through the Back Fence as Customers Get Desperate Over Cash, Nigerians React Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 7:05 AM by  Dave Ibemere Nigerians getting desperate for cash is leaving thousand of bank staff fearing for their lives In the latest development, a video shows the staff jumping bank fence as customers get more frustrated Nigerians have reacted to the video while the CBN has continued to insist that there will no deadline extension PAY ATTENTION: See you at Legit.ng Media Literacy Webinar! Register for free now! Nigerians are getting desperate and are violently attacking banks in an effort to get cash. Already, frustrated customers have begun to take aggressive actions at the counters and cubicles of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), a development that led some banks to beef up their premises with more security personnel. Ads by However, in a viral social media video, the bank employees chose to take their own safety into their own hands. Bank staff fleeing through the back fence credit: @leadership Source: Facebook After a crowd besiege one of the bank branches, and the number of frustrated customers growing, the staff decided to escape using the back fence. READ ALSO Running for their lives: Drama as bank staff flee through back fence as customers besiege gate to get cash PAY ATTENTION: Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! In the video, the female staff members were permitted to make the initial move, using a ladder and the assistance of male personnel. Banker speaks on security concerns Meanwhile, a female banker who requested anonymity told Legit.ng that she will not be returning to work for security concerns. Her words, "I am genuinely terrified for my life, every day you see the gaze of the clients blazing with rage and you are anxious about what is the next move. "I am not sure I will be going back to work anytime soon, I don't mind losing my job my life comes first. "I was never taught self-defense." Nigerians react Nigerians have reacted to the video of bankers leaving their office from the back fence. Ahianaeleonweya wrote: "This is so embarrassing." READ ALSO CBN Naira wahala: Angry 82-year-old man who could not withdraw reacts inside bank, video goes viral @CMBmor also said: "The problem is there managers given the cash in millions to politicians to hide for election buying and the poor are suffering to get back there own money." @Onwesimon8 reacted also: "It's only in Nigeria that you can see something like this" Man slumps and dies in the bank after standing for long hours In another report, Legit.ng revealed a man has reportedly lost his life after standing in a queue for long hours at a bank in Delta state. The middle-age-man who lives in was said to have visited the bank to get his ATM for him to make a withdrawal, the Nigerian police confirms. In the last few weeks, Nigerians have endured long hours of waiting in banking halls and ATMs to make withdrawals. Source: Legit.ng Be the first to get hottest news from our Editor-in-Chief SIGN UP THANK YOU! Check your email and confirm your subscription You are already subscribed to our newsletter! Check your inbox to be the first to know the hottest news TAGS: CBN - CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HOT: MIGUEL HERRAN MILO GIBSON SIBLINGS AINSLEY EARHARDT AGE DAYMOND JOHN WIFE LONGEST VERSE IN THE BIBLE Home Nigeria NIGERIA Protest in Edo, Ondo, CBN Entrance Blocked As Naira Scarcity Bites Hard Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 9:38 PM by  Segun Adeyemi More pressure is pilling up on Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank of Nigeria's governor, over the continued scarcity of the naira notes Protesters stormed the entrance of the annexe of the apex bank in Benin city, the capital of Edo state In Ondo state, it was a different ball game as youths hit the Ore highway leaving commuters and motorists stranded in heavy gridlock PAY ATTENTION: See you at Legit.ng Media Literacy Webinar! Register for free now! Amid the ongoing hassle for the new naira notes across the federation, protest has hit the streets of various states in Nigeria. Edo and Ondo state joins the list of states to have staged a protest over the scarcity of the new naira notes. CBN boss, Godwin Emefiele has urged Nigerians to keep calm that the scarcity of the naira will only last for a short while. Photo: Central Bank of Nigeria Source: UGC According to a report by Punch Newspaper, the Edo Civil Society Group led by Comrade Agho Omobude on Tuesday, February 7, staged a protest and blocked the Central Bank of Nigeria’s annexe entrance in Benin, the state capital. READ ALSO Breaking: Angry youths protest in Abeokuta over fuel, naira scarcity, photos, details emerge During the protest, the civil society group called on the CBN boss, Godwin Emefiele, to start rolling out the lower denominations of the naira notes if the higher ones were not available. PAY ATTENTION: Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! The group leader, Omobude, revealed that after hours of protest, the CBN in Edo state reached a compromise with them. He said: “They also told us that the new notes should be made available and disbursed across the counter and through the Automated Teller Machines in all the banks. “They have also accepted to include members of the Civil Society Organisations in the monitoring team set up by the apex bank to ensure monies given to banks are disbursed.” Youths' protest in Ondo cause gridlock on Ore highway, motorists, commuters stranded Elsewhere in Ondo state, southwest Nigeria, youths in Ore, Odigbo council area shunned police warning and trooped out in their numbers to protest the continued scarcity of the naira. READ ALSO Tinubu makes 1 strong, passionate appeal to Nigerians as fuel, new naira notes scarcity bites harder This was 24 hours after the Ondo state police command issued a warning against protests in the state. According to Vanguard, streams of protesters were littered around the Ore highway as early as 8 am to stage a protest against the CBN policy. The protesters were heard chanting, “All we are saying, give us new notes, give us petrol.” Commuters on their way to Lagos, those heading towards the Eastern part and those hoping to do business in the area were held up on the road for several hours. They vowed not to vacate the road until the Federal Government finds a lasting solution to the fuel and naira scarcity in the country. Streams of Supporters Storm CBN, Back Emefiele, Buhari Over Naira Redesign Policy Contrastingly, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has gotten the backing of some concerned Nigerians over the naira redesign policy. READ ALSO CBN deadline: Atiku makes U-turn on naira redesign policy This was made known during a campaign at the CBN headquarters in Abuja on Monday, February 6. The supporters have urged the CBN not to go back on its deadline while also imploring Nigerians to remain patient as the policy is the best measure to curb vote-buying. Source: Legit.ng Be the first to get hottest news from our Editor-in-Chief SIGN UP THANK YOU! Check your email and confirm your subscription You are already subscribed to our newsletter! Check your inbox to be the first to know the hottest news TAGS: BENINCBN - CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAEDO STATEONDO STATE HOT: JANET ROSE KELLY LEBROCK SPOUSE ELLA BLEU TRAVOLTA NOAH GALUTEN ALEXIA MARANO RECOMMENDED FOR YOU CBN gives update on PoS charges, says it will work with banks to end cash c... 15 hours ago "She is pregnant": Bride wears tight corset on her wedding day, struggles t... 26 minutes ago "Why did they kiss?" 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