ATM fraud victims sue CBN, 24 banks in class action – The Nation
December 14, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi
Some victims of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) fraud, have sued the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), the 24 commercial banks and Interswitch Nigeria limited at the Federal High Court, Lagos.
The suit now pending before Justice Ibrahim Auta was filed by Miss Daba West, a civil servant with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Miss Nwajiagah Omeruo, a consultant, Mr Tochukwu Onyuike, a lawyer and Mr Sydney Aguwamba, a fashion designer.
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, United Bank of Africa Plc, Bank PHB and Intercontinental Bank Plc were named as defendants and representative of the 24 banks.
The plaintiffs, who claimed to have lost huge sums of money in unauthorised withdrawals from their accounts, said they are representing other Nigerians who have suffered similar fate on several occasions.
