The actress vowed to seek redress if the bank doesn't refund the N20,000 it deducted from her account when she used the ATM unsuccessfully over 7 months ago.
Gloria Young
N20,000 might not be such a big amount of money for popular Nollywood actress, Gloria Young, but that has not stopped her from going ahead with plans to sue one of the banks in Nigeria for debiting her account after using the ATM without dispensing her the cash.
Gloria, who is married to another veteran actor, Nobert Young, noted that after all her complaints to the said bank to refund her money without success, since last December, she has decided to bring in her lawyers on the case.
Explaining the reason behind her decision to 'fight' over what some might consider 'chicken change' for an actress of her calibre, Mrs. Young told Saturday Punch what happened.
"I went to use an ATM at Ejigbo, close to NNPC bus-stop in Lagos in December. I wanted to withdraw N20,000 but the machine did not dispense the money after debiting my account. I went to the second machine and it paid me. After six days without hearing a word from the bank, I went to complain. I also went to my bank to report the situation. This was in December. I have gone to them so many times to talk about it but all to no avail.
"Now my lawyer is about to serve them a letter. He has been speaking with them but the bank keeps calling me to beg me instead of paying me my money. The matter has been dragging for too long. I am very angry at my bank because if they cannot fight for me because of N20,000, then they cannot fight for me when it comes to millions of naira. The amount might not sound like a big deal but it can pay some people's salary. It is not just about me but others who go through similar situations. A letter from my lawyer would soon get to them", she said.