Omu-Aran: First Bank re-opens after 3 years of closure

Date: 2017-01-11

The Omu-Aran branch of First Bank Plc, closed in May 2013 due to armed robbery attack, has been re-opened, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

NAN recalled that in Nov. 12, 2016 during the 2016 Annual Omu-Aran Festival of clubs, Mr Festus Egbodofo, Business Development Manager of First Bank in Kwara, announced that skeletal services would soon commence in Omu-Aran branch of the bank.

In his goodwill message at the occasion, Egbodofo commended the people of Omu-Aran for their commitment to ensure adequate protection of lives and properties in the town.

Investigation conducted by NAN correspondent indicated that the management of First Bank had in the last two weeks being renovating the bank's building in Omu-Aran in readiness for banking operations.

NAN correspondent, who visited the bank premises on Aperan Way on Tuesday, reports that skeletal services had indeed commenced at the bank.

Several customers were seen carrying out transactions.

A top official of the bank, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the development.

He said that the bank would operate skeletal services from 10 a.m till 12 noon for the time being until restoration of normal services

"As you can see, we have started attending to customers, especially regarding re-activating of old accounts and opening of new ones," the source said.

In his reaction to the development, the Olomu of Omu-Aran, Oba Charles Ibitoye, lauded the management of the bank for being sensitive to the plight of their customers since the indefinite closure.

"We are most grateful for the honour done to us by the management of First Bank by fulfilling the promise of re-opening the branch made during the last Omu-Aran Festival of Clubs.

Also speaking, Chief Suleiman Atolagbe-Labiaka, an iron rod merchant, thanked the Olomu-in-Council and members of Omu-Aran Development Association (ODA) for ensuring the re-opening of the bank's branch.

He said that the indefinite closure of the bank had impacted negatively on the socio-economic development of the community.

In his reaction, Chief Bisi Adeyemi, President, ODA, pledged that the association would support the management and staff to ensure uninterrupted services at the bank.NAN

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Noah Yusuf     General Hospital, Offa     Ndama Al-hassan     Falokun-Oja     College Of Health     Kunbi Titiloye     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Radio SBS     SWAN     Zulu Gambari     Budo-Egba     Amule Elementary School     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Amule     Abdullahi Samari     Abubakar Atiku     KWASEIC     Raheem Adaramaja     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     TVC Female National Debate     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Sabi     Olaoye B. Felix     Patience Jonathan     Gobirawa     Abraysports FC     Local Government     Olaosebikan     Elerinjare-Ibobo     S.O. Opowoye     Kwara NIPR     Segun Adeniyi     March 28     Umar Ayinla Saro     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Shola Odetundun     IDPU     Bayer AG     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Ahmad Belgore     Sobi Hill     Teachers Specific Allowance     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Abdulazeez Arowona     Bolakale Ayo     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Democracy Day     Kwara State Government     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Aisha Ahman Pategi     IQRA College     Kwara State Pension Board     Lanre Issa Onilu     Bolaji Nagode     John Mayokun Dada     Wasiu Odewale     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Oba Abu     Dagbalodo     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     First Lady     Kisira     Moshood Mustapha     Belgore     Mohammed Lawal     Lanre Badmus     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     ITEM 7     Funke Adedoyin     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Sobi     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Quareeb Islamic Association     Aiyedun     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Agbarigidoma     Yetunde Balogun     Dauda Adesola     Oyedepo     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Damilola Yusuf     Suleiman Abubakar     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     Alapado     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Alanamu     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Haliru Dantoro     Bilikis Oladimeji     Olomu     Oko Erin     Kwara Pdp     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Issa Baba     Maimunat Oniyangi     Ridwan Agboola     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Women Radio     Ijagbo Health Centre     Biliaminu Aliu     Moses Adekanye     Sulu Gambari     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Erubu     Post-utme     Alabere     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Omoniyi     Lanwa     Lola Ashiru     Rachael Obisesan     Ndama Al-hassan     Abdulkareem Alabi     Azeez Bello     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Oni Adebayo     Yusuf Ali     Falokun-Oja     Bilikisu Gambari     Minister     Student Learning Support Helpline     Siraj Oyewale     Mohammed Ibrahim     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Tinubu     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Emir Of Kano     Gobir Organization Foundation     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Fatai Olodo     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Ilorin Amusement Park     Isaac Gbenle     Awili Pedro     2023 Elections     Umar Ayinla Saro     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Offorjama     Haliru Yahaya     Ashiru     Rasaq Jimoh     Osi     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Gbemisola Oguntimehin