Otukpo robbery: CBN directs banks to open from 8am to 2pm in Benue

The Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN, has put precautionary measures in place against future attacks on commercial banks in Benue State.

The development followed the attack on some banks in Otukpo town, Benue State, by armed robbers on Friday, October 20, 2023.

The CBN took the measures at an emergency meeting with the management of the affected banks in Makurdi, Benue State capital.

In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, the CBN, among other decisions, directed that “all banks and her branches across the state with immediate effect [sic] commence her business operations from 8am-2pm, Monday to Friday till January 30, 2024, when a review of the security situation will be carried out at the Bankers Committee for amendment accordingly”.

In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, the CBN, among other decisions, directed that “all banks and her branches across the state with immediate effect [sic] commence her business operations from 8am-2pm, Monday to Friday till January 30, 2024, when a review of the security situation will be carried out at the Bankers Committee for amendment accordingly”.