Africa Press-Nigeria:
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to carry out an assessment of banks following a series of attacks unleashed on them by hoodlums last week.
A source at the apex bank, who was not mandated to speak, told The Nation: “We will make assessments over the weekend to see the extent of damage that banks suffered”.
He stated the CBN wants to be adequately informed of the extent of damages the banks suffered before taking any action.
According to the source: “Once we review the situation over the weekend we will know what to do”.
However, he pointed out the duty of the CBN is to regulate the banks while the banks “are the ones to assure their customers of the safety of their deposits”.
On Sunday, most banks in the Abuja metropolis manipulated their Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) not to dispense cash.
A security guard at one of the new generation banks told The Nation the management manipulated the ATMs to prevent hoodlums from further damaging the machines while trying to steal cash.
