A young Nigerian man, Bassey Victor whose bank account was frozen over his participation in the #ENDSARS protest has penned an open letter to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had secured an order from a Federal High Court in Abuja to freeze bank accounts of individuals who supported the protests financially.
The apex bank then instructed banks to place a “Post No Debit” restriction on the accounts till January 2021, following a granting of the request by Justice Ahmed Mohammed.
Some of the affected individuals include; Bolatito Racheal Oduala, Chima David Ibebunjoh, Mary Doose Kpengwa, Saadat Temitope Bibi, Bassey Victor Israel, Wisdom Busaosowo Obi, Nicholas Ikhalea Osazele, Ebere Idibie, Akintomide Lanre Yusuf, Uhuo Ezenwanyi Promise and Mosopefoluwa Odeseye.
Others are Adegoke Pamilerin Yusuf, Umoh Grace Ekanem, Babatunde Victor Segun, Mulu Louis Teghenan, Mary Oshifowora, Winifred Akpevweoghene Jacob, Victor Solomon, Idunu A. Williams, and Gatefield Nigeria Limited.
Bassey Victor Israel however took to his Twitter account on Wednesday, urging the CBN Governor to unfreeze his account.
He lamented that he barely feeds well, his rent is due and a stockpile of debts to clear.
He wrote:
Good Morning Godwin Emefiele
Your son has enough food to eat, I ate just once yesterday
Your son is sleeping in his room, I’m begging my landlord not to throw my things out
Your son has pocket money, I have pocket drought
Supporting #EndSARS isn’t a crime, unfreeze my accounts.
He added in another tweet;
At this stage I’d be lying if I said I don’t need help. I’d appreciate anything I can get from anybody. Nothing is too small. It will go a long way to help me clear out some debts incurred over the last 3 weeks and also sustain myself for the next 3 months. Please. God bless you
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