Trader Speaks As Hundreds of Nigerians Queue Up To Withdraw Money at 2am Across the Country

• Some Nigerians now go to withdraw money in the early hours of the morning in other to avoid long queues
• The Central Bank of Nigeria's policy has been making life difficult for Nigerians in the city and rural areas
• Meanwhile, Tony James, a trader in Lagos state lamented the situation, insisting that the federal government is making things difficult for Nigerians

Nigerians now sleep in various Bank Automated Teller Machines (ATM) locations in order to make withdrawal of new notes from the bank ATMs.

In a new video shared on Facebook, a man who took the video narrated how he saw hundreds of people at different ATM machines on queues around 2am.

Reports have it that many people have been forced to queue up to five hours to make withdrawals, which could not exceed N20,000 daily.

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The video has elicited a lot of reactions. Meanwhile, Nigerians have reacted to the issue of overnight queue at ATM centres.

Speaking on the development, Tony James, a trader at the Balogun market of Lagos state who spoke with Legit.ng lamented that Nigerians are really suffering from the hands of her rulers.

He said:

"I don't know what sin Nigerians committed to experience this frustration. It's 00:31, people are still hanging around ATM. I'm number 33. If I don't withdraw today, my journey today may not happen. Someone told me that they stack money by 2am and 6am respectively.

"So people who are aware, mostly POS retailers, go as early as 12/1am. Yesterday morning, on my way to church, I met a long queue at Union bank along low cost area. Like these people slept outside, just to get money for their business."

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Legit.ng reported that Zenith banks closed some of its branches in some parts of Lagos, and Abuja against desperate customers seeking cash payment on Tuesday.

The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) cash swap policy for commercial banks and agents is expected to end on February 10, 2023.

It is not only the branch that has shut its gates, two other new generation banks as early as 9 am left customers stranded.

Source: Legit.ng