Access Bank Nigeria Plc has been dragged to court by a
company, Godsidi Investment Limited, owned by a leader of the APC in Bayelsa State, Mr. Godwin Sidi, for an alleged disappearance of
N151m from its account.
The Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa, presided
over by Justice Young Ogola, has already started hearing the matter. The company
said Access Bank inherited the money as part of its liabilities when it
acquired the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc in 2012.
In a writ of summon, the firm said it became suspicious when
Access Bank denied it access to the account. It said the bank stopped it from
withdrawing the money, arguing that the bank’s explanations for denying the
company’s withdrawal of its savings were not tenable.
The company stated, “The explanations given to us as reasons
for not allowing us withdrawal from the account were not convincing and the
demand for a statement of account was turned down by the bank.
“We therefore demanded a statement of account from the bank
through the Festus Keyamo Chambers. On Febuary 5, 2010, after some days, the
bank came up with a doctored statement of account showing irregularities and
unrealistic transaction claims.
“The claimant consequently reported the matter to the
Consumer Protection Council, which reffered the matter to the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission. The EFCC in turn responded by arresting agents of
the defendant, who were later released on bail.
“Since then the defendant has done nothing to restore the
claimant’s money in his account despite several demands.The claimant’s
complaint of fraudulent manipulation of its account, dated February, 2010 is
hereby pleaded.”
The firm asked the court to issue an order directing the
defendant to restore claimant’s initial lodgment and balance of the sum of
N151m.
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