Nigerian pilgrims smash Saudi banks’ windows – Daily Trust
November 4, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Several banks in the holy Saudi Arabian city of Medina had their doors broken and their glass windows smashed yesterday when thousands of Nigerian pilgrims stormed the financial houses to cash their travellers’ cheques. Some of the banks that recorded smashed windows include NCB, Riyad Bank, SABB, Saudi Hollandi Bank, Banque Saudi Fransi, Arab National Bank and Bank Aljazira. The Saudi authorities formally protested to the Nigerian Embassy in Riyadh yesterday about the Nigerian pilgrims’ conduct.
