. Access Bank denies accusations of misplaced funds
. The bank refuted the allegations as "unfounded."
Access Bank PLC has dismissed claims of missing funds following accusations of unethical conduct and a N500 million discrepancy in a client's account.
In a released statement on Sunday, the bank referred to the accusations as "unfounded" and assured its clients of the safety and protection of their funds, identified as a fundamental operational priority.
During the weekend, a social media influencer, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, accused Access Bank of withholding N500 million purportedly owned by the heirs of a deceased client.
Mr. Otse alleged that before his demise, the deceased communicated to his heirs about the funds he possessed in various bank accounts, including an account with Access Bank holding the exact amount.
Nevertheless, members of the family supposedly noticed the absence of the money when they tried to access it.
"My first question to Access Bank, why did the bank statement skip from 2016 to 2020? Where is the statement from 2017, 2018, and 2019? ? ? ? Well, the beneficiaries will be arriving in Abuja tomorrow, and GTBank should prepare to present a comprehensive bank statement, and Keystone Bank, prepare yourselves. This week will be longggg, OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON THIS, one person will work for his generation; another person will attempt to claim the money," Mr. Otse posted on X.
The bank, in its statement, indicated that the accusations of missing funds are entirely false and groundless.
"There is no N500 million or any other funds or amounts missing from the specified client's account or any other client's account with us," the bank declared.
It mentioned that it had carried out an extensive inquiry in collaboration with other impartial entities in the banking sector before arriving at the same conclusions.