For the second day, banks in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have shut their doors to customers, following rumours that robbers are planning to invade some banks in the city.
Banks in Ibadan hurriedly closed on Wednesday.
Yesterday, all the banks in Challenge were shut to customers, who gathered outside their premises.
An official of a new generation bank told the crowd to go home. He said the bank could not open owing to “scary security reports.”
Some customers were able to make withdrawals from the Automated Teller Machines (ATM).
Mrs. Adeogun Titilayo, who said she came to Ibadan from Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, to conduct a business transaction, was devastated by the development.
A student, Risikat Bamidele, said she was at the bank to collect her ATM card, which would have enabled her make withdrawals.
She said the closure was taking a toll on customers and urged banks to liaise with security agencies on how to strengthen security.
Policemen paraded the city on Armoured Personnel Carriers.
Commissioner of Police Moses Onireti dispelled the robbery rumour as “unfounded, malicious and baseless.”
Onireti urged banks to open and assured residents of security.
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Robbery scare keeps Ibadan banks shut