Some banks in bayelsa locked customers out

A few commercial banks, such as the United Bank for Africa and Sterling Bank, ‎located along Sani Abacha Road, have restricted their operations to customers with ATM cards.
The banks claimed to have a security repor‎t of the high possibility of crisis  in the event of the final release of the result of the Presidential poll.

The already released result by the Independent National Electoral Commission shows that The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), is leading in the results.
The official of the UBA said the bank was in possession of an urgent security report to close shop because of the tensed situation in the state. He said to punch.
The official only allowed those with ATM ‎into the premises while those who wanted to transact business with other items, were asked to go.
At Sterling Bank, the security personnel at the gate hurriedly closed the bank against customers, citing the security situation in the state.
The bank‎  was however open to ATM operations.
Also, at GTB along Sani Abacha Road, banking operations ‎commenced normally but a bank officer said the banks operations were expected close by 11.30pm.
At the Imgbi Road Branch of the First Bank, officials pasted a notice that banking operations at the branch end by 3pm, without providing further explanations.However,there is no incident of violence in the state.