As gathered, the bank decision was in compliance with the directives of the Department of State Services (DSS) that mandated that the protesters account be frozen immediately.

It was learnt that UBA on Friday, complied with the letter from the DSS to freeze the account in its custody.

This development came after they had gotten a conditional approval from the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to continue preparation for their planned demonstration.

The DSS directive to the financial institution, sources said, was a strategy to prevent suspected mercenaries from allegedly participating in the demonstration scheduled to start from Thursday, August 1st, 2024.

Following the closure, the counsel to the protesters Inibehe Effiong, has written to the financial institution requesting that the embargo placed on the account: Take It Back with number: 2109193911, be lifted immediately.

He said: “We were further informed by our Client today, 26th day of July 2024, that it has been unable to access the above described account as the said account has been frozen by the Bank and rendered inoperable.

“As of the time of writing this letter to you, neither the Bank nor any of its staff has offered any formal explanation in respect of the restriction on our Client’s account.

“In view of the above, we are by this letter demanding that you offer a well- detailed, formal and immediate written explanation for the freezing of our Client’s account within 24 hours of the receipt of this either”

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After Elumelu hilariously expressed shock at the disappearance of his blue badge on the platform, Nigerians especially customers of his bank reacted.

Expressing his shock at the removal, Elumelu twitted: “Woke up to see that my verification tick has disappeared. Wahala!”

Woke up to see that my verification tick has disappeared.
Wahala!

— Tony O. Elumelu, CFR (@TonyOElumelu) April 20, 2023

Same way your customers wake up to different stamp duty charges and card maintenance fee everyday. Wahala pic.twitter.com/kmstDjc1MF

— KIM_ZOE (@Aubrey_ETj___) April 21, 2023

Top politicians in Nigeria that have lost their recognition on Twitter include the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, who currently has 1.8 million followers on the platform. Also, the first runner-up in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, with his 4.9 million followers has had his account stripped of verification.

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Mrs Bawuah will also join the Group Board as an Executive Director, overseeing the Group’s operations across the African continent, outside Nigeria. UBA operates in 19 African countries beyond Nigeria, in addition to global operations in New York, London, Paris and the UAE.

Mrs Bawuah, a Ghanaian national, is the first female CEO of UBA Africa. Her appointment further demonstrates UBA’s commitment to diversity. The UBA Group Board now includes eight female Directors.

Prior to her appointment, Mrs Bawuah was Regional CEO, West Africa, supervising the Group’s operations in nine subsidiaries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. She previously held the role of CEO, UBA Ghana.

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