A yet-to-be-identified man collapsed and died after queuing for hours to collect his Automatic Teller Machine, ATM, card in a new generation bank branch in Agbor, Delta State.
The incident occurred on Thursday, 2nd February, in the Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State.
The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident, said that the deceased came to the bank to collect his ATM card.
Edafe said that the yet-to-be identified deceased did not come to the bank to collect or withdraw money.
He said, ”He was not trying to withdraw cash; he came to collect his ATM card.”
Nigerians have expressed the painful experience they endure in commercial banks to withdraw cash following the redesign of the N200, N500, and N1000 banknotes by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the attendant scarcity.
Many banks and ATMs have yet to dispense either old or new notes.
