Micro Finance Bank’s MD Beaten, Hospitalized By Angry Customers
Worse things could have happened but for the prompt intervention of Police Operatives as some angry bank customers bared their fangs into the Manging Director of a Micro Finance Bank in Enugu.
Ubenyi Kingsley, the Managing Director of Kesley Mega Micro Finance Bank was beating to within an inch of his life on Monday after he had an altercation with aggrieved customers who stormed the bank.
According to a statement issued by the Command on Saturday, December 3rd, it was gathered that crowd of aggrieved customers in their hundreds were seen holding the managing Director hostage in his vehicle and given him beating of his life and also damaging his vehicle.
The aggrieved customers maintained that they are customers of the micro finance bank and that despite repeated efforts to withdraw their money in their savings account with the bank.
A meeting of customers and Mr Ubenyi was conveyed at De Dome event centre New Haven Enugu where the managing Director was trying to explain the difficulties faced by his bank over the payment of customers’ money.
The explanation did not go down well with the aggrieved customers. They turned violent and descended heavily on the operator of the micro finance bank before the intervention of the police operatives.
Meanwhile, the aggrieved customers were advised by the operatives to be law abiding and take necessary lawful step on their case. Kingsley is currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.