Blame CBN, Not Banks – Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) President Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos Nigerians on Monday said banks were to blame for the rise in the use of Point of Sale (PoS) terminals by robbers to dispossess people of their money – a trend that has been going on for a while without a solution yet in sight. Recently, there have been reported cases of robbers snatching people’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards to withdraw money, using PoS device to accomplish their criminal…
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ROBBERS HAVE FIELD DAY ALONG ABUJA -LOKOJA ROAD, MANY TRAVELLERS FEARED KIILED
Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja Suspected armed robbers numbering about 10 on Sunday evening along Lokoja-Abuja Federal Highway attacked some passengers travelling along the Lokoja-Abuja federal highway. Our correspondent reliably gathered that many vehicles ran into the robbers who shot at the passengers and killed yet to be ascertained number of commuters. A source, who was at the scene of the attack, said the armed robbers blocked the highway with stones and other dangerous objects to prevent the motorists from escaping from the trap. Some motorists could not escape as bandits opened…
Read MoreNASARAWA DEPUTY GOVERNOR ESCAPES DEATH AS 3 POLICEMEN, DRIVER ARE SHOT DEAD BY BANDITS
Suspected armed bandits on Tuesday attacked the convoy of Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, killing three policemen and a civilian.
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