In a bid to get Polaris Bank’s side of the story, National WAVES sent an SMS through one of its reporters three days ago to Rasheed Bolarinwa of the Corporate Communication department of the bank.
His response came in few minutes after the story was published and is reproduced verbatim
”The attention of Polaris Bank has been drawn to a false and misleading story circulated on social media about certain individuals allegedly operating a Thrift Society account with Polaris Bank Obiaruku, Delta state. The said persons were alleged to have absconded with Customer’s multi-million Thrift Society’s Savings.
Kindly note that the said Thrift Society referred to in the report does not have or operate any account with the Obiaruku branch of Polaris Bank; neither has there been any formal complaint about this alleged incidence to the Bank by the referred Thrift Society.
Our investigations reveal that there was no formal Complaint lodged with the Bank by any Society nor did the Police visit Obiaruku branch for enquiries as falsely reported in the said stories. The reported transaction, if it ever happened, took place outside the bank’s premises.
The said Emmanuel Agbroko who was a staff in outsourced function working in Polaris Bank Obiaruku has indeed not been seen in the bank since October 2, 2019. Also, Polaris Bank has no affiliation with the said Thrift Society and strongly advises the general public to disregard the inaccurate report as there is no reported case of fraud associated with the Bank
