After Our Story, GTBank refunds Customer's N1.3m Recalled 8 Weeks Ago | READ DETAILS
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Jun 21, 2024
GTBank Refunds N1.3m After Delay Following Our Investigation
Guarantee Trust Bank has promptly refunded N1.3 million to James Onireke (not real name) after Our story highlighted his prolonged struggle with the bank over a recalled transaction.
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The refund came seven days after Our reported how the financial institution failed to resolve Onireke's challenge and stopped attending to him.
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"Good morning, sir. GTBank has unblocked my funds. I did a transaction the day before yesterday, and it wasn't unblocked, so I am guessing they unblocked between yesterday and this morning,ÔÇØ Onireke told FIJ on Thursday.
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Recall mail Onireke got from GTB
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The press had reported how Onireke got notified about the recall of N1.3 million from his GTB account on April 24. According to his account officer, Providus Bank had written GTB with claims that the money was erroneously credited.
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When he confirmed that it was not an erroneous payment, Onireke demanded that GTB provide proof from Providus Bank that the money was indeed paid in error. However, after some exchanges, he noticed that the bank had ignored him.
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His attempts to get a resolution were fruitless until we reported the incident in June.
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