Agency seals Zenith branch over unpaid bills.

The Jabi Branch of Zenith Bank PLC was on Monday sealed by Officials of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) for over two hours over alleged unpaid bills.

Customers of the bank were prevented from entering the bank except for those in the bank premises before officials of the AEPB stormed the bank while those who were in the banking hall had to bend low under the chain used in locking the main door of the bank to exit.

Bank customers expressed anger over the development.

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“What kind of embarrassment is this? Do you know if I have pile. Whatever issue you have with the bank should have been sorted before now,” an aggrieved customer said.

Confirming the development, an official of AEPB who confided in Ripples, said: “The issue is between them and the court. That’s why they asked customers to go to another branch.”

When contacted for comments, the bank officials were not willing to speak.

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