Nigeria’s first and leading Bank,
First Bank has dispelled the rumour going round in the early hours of Saturday,
17 October 2020 that its website had stopped working, urging teeming loyal
customers to disregard the rumour as a plot concocted by faceless media handles
to discredit the bank’s long standing integrity in the area of security.
In a statement made available by the bank to citypeople, it
assured customers that all the bank’s platform is working fine and good, and
there’s no need to panic
Read statement below;
CORPORATE STATEMENT
Our attention has been drawn to the
tweet making the rounds on social media on shutting down the FirstBank website
following a false tweet that the Bank prevented staff from joining the ongoing
protests in the country. As the largest banking institution in Nigeria, it
is not unlikely that we may be seen as a target in circumstances such as these.
This is rather unfortunate as we believe
far reaching reform is necessary and we have said as much on a number of
occasions across our platforms. In the process of change, some pain
will be borne by all and some anger may well be misdirected. We understand this
as a part of the process of the struggle. We have a large staff strength
and an even larger customer base who may be affected by any disruption and this
would be a pity as a number are also contributing in many ways to ensure that
voices are heard and required action is taken. We have been consistent in
our message on the need to end all brutality and carry out necessary reforms.
We will continue to lend our voice accordingly.
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