After the Central Bank of Nigeria revoked Heritage Bank’s operating license, reality TV personality Mercy Eke sought help, stating she has over N100 million in her account with the bank.
Eke clarified that she created the account due to the bank’s sponsorship of the fourth edition of the Big Brother Naija reality show, which she won.
she also accused her account manager of “enticing” her to invest her money in the bank despite knowing the bank’s troubles.
On Thursday, Eke wrote this on her X handle “I really don’t know how to react about this … I have been hoping for the best .. thinking there’s a way out…. [Hash tag] HeritageBank.”
Taking to the comment section, a fan asked, “Omg Lambo hope you don’t have acct with them?” to which Eke replied, “I do… and have above 100m with them.”
Another fan asked, “Why did you open an account with them in the first place?” and the reality star replied, “That was the bank that sponsored Bbn during my set, for them to pay our money we were advised to open an account with them… stupid me went ahead and funded the account … don’t worry I’m full of regrets right now.”
A concerned fan asked, “What is your account manager saying?”
Mercy Eke responded, “She lured me into fixing my money, knowing fully well there’s been issues with the bank … I don’t have words for her, I blame myself.”
The reality star also mentioned that she has sent a notification to the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Commission in an attempt to get back her money.
The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Commission has started the liquidation process of Heritage Bank, which involves verifying and reimbursing the bank depositors.
nevertheless, the NDIC stated that the reimbursement would begin with depositors of N5 million and below.