Mercy Eke, BBNaija reality TV star, today expressed distress after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revoked the operating license of Heritage Bank.
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She took to X to claim that she has over N100 million in her account with the bank. Mercy explained that she opened the account because the bank sponsored a reality show she won.
Mercy Lambo, as she is also called, expressed regret for trusting her account manager, who encouraged her to invest her money in the bank despite knowing about its issues.
Mercy Eke mentioned that she has reached out to the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC) to try to get her money back after Heritage Bank’s liquidation process began.
However, she also raised concerns about whether she would be able to retrieve her funds, as the commission initially stated that the refund process would start with depositors with N5 million or less.
See her tweets below:
I really don’t no how to react about this … I have been hoping for the best .. thinking there’s a way out…. #heritagebank
— Mercy Eke (@real_mercyeke) June 6, 2024
I do… and have above 100m with them .
— Mercy Eke (@real_mercyeke) June 6, 2024
Netizens react;
@toluscents: “You are calm for someone that has 100m with them oh, Omo even my small change blood will flow”
@pablohoggs: “N100M is peanuts to your fans. Drop your account details and watch magic happen”
@___marahh: “Omg😳😳😳😳
I pray you recover all of it”
@aderonkoeabiodu5: “This is really sad. When they know they’re having problems why are they deceiving customers into saving their had earned money. May you recover them all in time. Amen. 100m is huge o”
@chiomafavour0: “I’m so sad rn … over 100m 🥹”
@sandybabyonyii: “They will pay you about 5M now and you can get the rest when the assets of the bank are realized”
@hubrus3: “That is too much to let go”
