Popular Nollywood Actress Calls Out GTBank For Holding Her Money For 3 Months

Popular Nollywood actress Kemi Afolabi has cried out to the public for help as she finds a default to get back her money being held with one of the Nigerian leading banks, Guarantee Trust Bank (GTBank).

BrandNewsDay reports that Afolabi disclosed that following her return from a pilgrimage to Mecca, she had mistakenly transferred the sum of N510,000 to a customer’s account in the same bank in April and has not gotten a refund from the bank to her account or credited the beneficiary’s account.

Reacting to the incident, Afolabi posted on social media through Meta company’s subsidiary, Instagram page, she wrote:

“I mistakenly transferred the sum of five hundred and ten thousand naira to a customer’s account! We both use the same bank. Since April 1st, 2023. Eyin fans mi e ma gba mi keh. My tired is exhausted honestly!”

Expressing her growing impatience and weariness, the actress directed her appeal directly at her bank, urging them to take appropriate action.

“Help tag @gtbank, it’s been over 3 months! They held on to my five hundred and ten thousand naira. I have been patient, I am exhausted. @gtbank @centralbankng kindly do the needful.”

Reacting to the popular Nollywood Actress’s ordeal, her fans and colleagues shared words of encouragement and guidance to her on how to navigate the situation effectively while some shared their experiences using the bank.

@realmercyaigbe commented:” Ha! They haven’t refunded the money? @gtbank your attention is needed!!!!!!!!!!!!”

@maadanaaccssories wrote, “Our lawyer should do the needful, there is something called bankers order, it’s a court’s order ordering the bank to release the fund, no bank has the right to dip their hands into a customer’s account without the necessary order from the court of law. So once you are armed with that it should help.”