The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has directed all bank workers to stay away from work.

The directive is coming as more bank branches come under attack by hoodlums across the country owing to the current naira scarcity.

The association had on Thursday during a media briefing in Lagos, warned that it might be forced to direct its members to stay away from work if the attacks on banks and their staff were not immediately halted by the government and concerned security authorities.

In a follow-up statement signed by Olusoji Oluwole, ASSBIFI’s national President and dates February 17, the association said it’s National Secretariat has been inundated with reports of threats and attacks on lives and properties of members and bank branches.

The letter with reference ANS/IIR/JA/OP/5018 and addressed to all Unit President and Secretaries was titled, “Stay at home order.”

It reads, “The National Secretariat has been inundated with reports of threats and attacks on lives and properties of members and bank branches, and subsequently has been on the field to monitor and confirm the reports.

“We issued warnings and appeals to Government to provide security measure for the safety of lives and properties of our members within and around the bank premises, but regrettably the attacks have continued without any form of security for the safety of our Members, and the recent being the attack today. Friday 17 February 2023 on one bank branch at Epe. Lagos State.

“We cannot leave the lives and properties of our members exposed to obvious danger.

“Consequently, All members should today immediately stay away from work in any state where bank branches are attacked.This is to continue every day until normalcy is restored.

“Please Note, you will be availed further directives as events develop.”

FarahAideed:
We told you Buhari will end up killing the banking industry..I pity those supporting this nonsense policy ..Bankers are withdrawing their services 5 days to election

MXrep:
Only in States that recorded attacks. Good one. Waste side how market

MXrep:

Only Tinubu is to be pitied here

AlmightyMod:
I don't think they want this election to hold

AlmightyMod:
I don't think they want this election to hold

FarahAideed:
We told you Buhari will end up killing the banking industry..I pity those supporting this nonsense policy ..Bankers are withdrawing their services 5 days to election ..okay ooooo

inoki247:



LoL cry more Apart from Ogun state which other state attack bank reach SS Edo, Delta....


Ur tears Neva start u go need bucket 🪣 next week...

rolams:


Lagos state. Nearly all banks in Epe have been destroyed.

ChybuzzDD:


You should pity only your miserable self!

Why are you attacking the banks??
If you actually have money in the banks, can't you do transfer or pay with card where necessary?
The truth is that you're fighting this war for the criminal and corrupt Tinubu, and the rest of us won't join in the madness

ChybuzzDD:


You should pity only your miserable self!

Why are you attacking the banks??
If you actually have money in the banks, can't you do transfer or pay with card where necessary?
The truth is that you're fighting this war for the criminal and corrupt Tinubu, and the rest of us won't join in the madness

FarahAideed:
We told you Buhari will end up killing the banking industry..I pity those supporting this nonsense policy ..Bankers are withdrawing their services 5 days to election ..okay ooooo

FarahAideed:


Keep decieving yourself if you think this affects Tinubu in anyway

EagleNest:
CBN and Banks messed the whole exercise up by not distributing the new Naira notes quickly and aggressively. I still find fault with the timing but the ship has already sailed.

FarahAideed:
We told you Buhari will end up killing the banking industry..I pity those supporting this nonsense policy ..Bankers are withdrawing their services 5 days to election ..okay ooooo

PeterObi4LP:


How do you want him to buy votes? It affect him.

BastadThiefnubu:
Let him kill it Nigerians don't care.
You hypocrites have been supporting the evil government's policies until recently that it has become obvious that your criminally minded, peeing, puhpuhing, microphone licking, druglord is going to lose woefully.
Even if Nigeria is destroyed, Nigerians don't care as long as a known drug baron and his terrorist vice president do not rule Nigeria.

Kwanza:


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