GTCO Responds to Alleged False Reports on Its Business Activities, Others

GTCO Responds to Alleged False Reports on Its Business Activities, Others

  • GTCO has refuted what it called inaccurate news reports regarding its business operations, performance, and management
  • The bank said the fabricated news reports had no foundation and were the work of organisations looking to harm the financial institution
  • GTCO Plc stated that it has taken swift and decisive legal action against multiple sources of this false information

Legit.ng journalist Zainab Iwayemi has over 3-year-experience covering the Economy, Technology, and Capital Market.

The Guarantee Trust Company (GTCO) has dispelled what it called false news reports about its business activities, results, and management.

GTCO Responds to Allegation of False News
The false news report was allegedly being sponsored using the media. Photo Credit: GTCO
Source: UGC

According to the statement issued, the false news articles were baseless and emanated from groups out to discredit the financial institution.

“The false news articles which are being sponsored using the media, center around baseless allegations against the Group’s business activities and its Executive Management.

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“Being a responsible corporate citizen and a first-class institution, GTCO Plc has taken swift and decisive legal actions against the various sources of these false reports and will continue to use the full extent of the rule of law available to safeguard its reputation.
“We urge all our Customers, Shareholders and Stakeholders to kindly disregard all the allegations being peddled through various media platforms and handles. All of our Executive Management team continue to operate in their full capacities as appointed, and are not under any financial or regulatory scrutiny as alleged.”

Meanwhile, DailyTrust earlier reported that the website of GTBank was recently hacked.

The incident made the site inaccessible as some customers lamented on social media.

The incident happened after the domain name was renewed for another five years from August 13, 2024, through March 21, 2029, according to platforms that analyse domain information.

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GTbank sets new banking record

Legit.ng previously reported that GTCO recorded a profit after tax of N509.3 billion in the first quarter of 2024.

The amount represented a 587.4% or six times increase when compared to N74 08 billion reported in the same period of 2023.

The profit recorded by GTBank was also the largest ever pre-tax profits in Nigerian banking history.

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Zainab Iwayemi (Business Editor) Zainab Iwayemi is a business journalist with over 5 years experience reporting activities in the stock market, tech, insurance, banking, and oil and gas sectors. She holds a Bachelor of Science (B.sc) degree in Sociology from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. Before Legit.ng, she worked as a financial analyst at Nairametrics where she was rewarded for outstanding performance. She can be reached via zainab.iwayemi@corp.legit.ng