Firstsitenews-The woman, visibly distraught, was heard crying out loudly inside the banking hall, accusing the bank of fraud and lamenting that staff refused to attend to her or let her see the manager.
“Access want to kill me, they stole from me. They stole ₦600k, help me. Help me, ₦600,000. I haven’t seen the manager, they didn’t allow me to meet him,” she cried in the video shared on X (formerly Twitter) by user @ChuksEricE.
Despite her emotional outburst, bank staff reportedly ignored her, further fueling public outrage.
Social Media Reactions
The incident has triggered a flood of reactions online, with many Nigerians sharing similar experiences of unexplained debits and alleged banking fraud:
@Veronic_TON: “Someone’s hard earned money will just disappear under your care with no reason. Ooh Nigeria.”
@UC_Emeliem: “Recently this has now become the norm. Money mysteriously vanishes from people’s accounts... The agency in charge should look into this.”
@OmaElectrical: “Abeg make nothing do my 50k for Access Bank ooo. Na the only savings way I get for now be that abeg.”
@Chillszn4ever: “Bank management is highly involved! Cause one staff can’t go about doing such without fear of repercussions from the office.”
@baltimoreGE: “Did I hear someone say it is well? NO IT’S NOT. Nigerians c'mon, nothing is well in the country... The woman needs her money back. @officialEFCC attend to these issues, leave Yahoo matter for now, Banks are hurting people.”
Omo wetin dey sup for Banks nowadays?? 😢🤯😳 pic.twitter.com/JsppHbTX39
CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) July 13, 2025
Call for Accountability
Many social media users have called on relevant financial authorities, including the EFCC and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to investigate the frequent complaints of unauthorized deductions and account fraud in Nigerian banks.
As of now, Access Bank is yet to issue an official statement addressing the incident.
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