BVN: Customers close account

October 31st deadline for the enrolment for the Bank Verification Number (BVN) ended yesterday, many banks across the federation were swarmed with customers on Friday to complete their BVN just as many closed down their accounts to avoid any backlash.

In Festac town, Mushin, Ikeja, Yaba, Maryland, Ojota, Ketu, Mile 12, Ikorodu and its environs, most of the banks were overflowing with customers who were desperate to be captured.

At Zenith Bank premises in Matori, Mushin area of Lagos, bank officials sweat it out to enrol customers for the BVN, as most of the customers formed long queues.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had extended the deadline for the BVN exercise to October 31 after banks were inundated by last minute customers to beat the earlier deadline back in July.

At GT Bank Area 3 Garki, over 20 customers were seen waiting to either register or submit their BVN to the bank. One of the bank’s customers, Miss Onyeche Audu said, “I am just entering the bank and I am sure I will leave here soon because the bank is really managing the crowd.”