Nurudeen Sakariyau, a Kwara State-based building consultant, has detailed how N200,000 meant for a client’s aluminium window project left his Zenith Bank account without his consent.

Sakariyau is devastated because the client has threatened to arrest him for failing to complete the window project.

The building consultant told FIJ that the incident happened on January 23, 2023, after he purchased some aluminium materials for the client.

“The customer had sent N300,000 to me, and the materials I bought that day were worth N74,100, which I transferred to the seller via my mobile app. And I received the debit alert afterwards,” he said.

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Sakariyau was then shocked when he received two additional debit alerts showing that N200,000 had been deducted from his Zenith Bank account. His surprise stemmed from the fact that he did not initiate the transactions.

“From the two strange debit alerts, N100,000 was sent to a Palmpay account and another N100,000 was sent to a Zenith Bank account,” he said.

“I was surprised because my phone was with me. In fact, I handle my phone with extra care. My debit card was with me; I did not use it. I did not receive any code or SMS, and nobody called me for a code.”

He told FIJ that he lodged a complaint at the Zenith Bank branch located on Unity road in Ilorin that same day and the branch manager assured him that the issue would be escalated to the headquarters.

“They said they were going to rectify it. When I spoke with the bank manager, he said the bank would get back to me, but they did not,” he said.

“I went back the following day and days after that with nothing to show for it. They keep posting me without any positive action.”

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He said the window project would have been completed within three days of getting the materials but the unauthorised transaction stalled it for almost a month.

“The customer thinks I have spent the money. She said she would arrest me for not doing the job he paid me for. I really need the money,” said Sakariyau.

When contacted for comments, Zenith Bank told FIJ to advise Sakariyau to contact the bank for assistance by providing a detailed description of what transpired.