The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has ordered all their members in the States where banks were Attacked to away from work.
This was contained in a statement signed by the ASSBIFI President, Comrade Olusoji Oluwole on Friday.
This followed the continuous attacks on the bank facilities in some States in Nigeria as a result of naira scarcity .
The statement read, 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 17th February 2023 on one bank branch at Epe, Lagos State
“We cannot leave the lives and properties of our members exposed to obvious danger. 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”, Olusoji said.
