Friday, 26 June 2015

PHOTOS: Bank Customers Panic As BVN Deadline Nears

Bank customers across the country are in a last minute rush to get their Bank Verification Number (BVN) as the as the June ending deadline set by the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) nears.



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Customers in a rush for BVN number / Photo credits: Street Gist



The BVN is a policy introduced by the CBN to to offer security and forestall hacking into people’s accounts through Internet fraud.


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The frenzy created by the approaching deadline has turned most bank branches into a market place of some sort, as customers now throng theses facilities to get the number over fears that their bank accounts may get frozen.


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Customers in a rush for BVN number / Photo credits: Street Gist



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While some Nigerians have welcome the  policy is a development that will guarantee more security to monies deposited in banks, others say fraudsters might as well develop a more sophisticated way of hacking into people’s accounts.


What do you think, is the BVN really the answer to bank fraud in Nigeria?


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