Nigerian Government Shuts Illegal Online Banks, Freezes Business Accounts Over Customer Privacy Violation | Sahara Reporters

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This information started quite a while ago. Some time ago, when the country was on lockdown in 2020 due to the pandemic, we started seeing the rise in money lenders.

The Nigerian Government on Friday raided the offices of “illegal” digital loan companies operating in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged consumer rights abuse.

At the Sokoloan, which occupied two floors at 21 Opebi Road and was alleged to be owned by Chinese businessmen, the workers refused to open their doors and constrained the FCCPC operatives to break their locks. According to Irukera, the interest rate charged by online financial institutions appear to violate the ethics of how lending is done.

“So, we started an investigation trying to determine the location of these firms. That has been a very difficult thing. We did that for several months and some of them have moved from one place to the another and we have been visiting these places for months." “As we got more information we had enough evidence to convince the court to issue a warrant for us to proceed with an investigation into a search and seizure. And sometime last month, a court issued a warrant and between then and now, we were preparing a sting operation which is what you are seeing here today. The reason for this is because we wanted to be sure we are hitting at the place we could get many of them.

 

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It will be wise to list the names of this institution that have been shutdowns or ban not putting the picture of carbon and other genuine institute here, pls let's be specific

Is better that way and if there are any of them that have violated anyone privacy like labeling some one a criminal on the run, they should pay that person heavy Amount of money with an apology

I guess on ground of ethical practices in the process of debt recovery, these online platforms have erred. Also in as much as I understand that lending without collateral is high risk, the interest rates are crazily high. So they're making so much profit unlawfully being untaxed

Their embarrassment on money issues is very bad

Is this a replica of what's playing out with Uber and Bolt etc, with some government for some interests? Do Nigerians have data privacy 🙄 I thought govt. Approved access to data by security agencies?

And I never borrow

When the system is failed why those organizations will not come up?

Urgent 2k in the mud. So the collateral they collected was sneaking a bug into the person's phone and getting his contacts. They are lucky they were not sued. That's criminal

This is a right step in right direction. Blc I contributed money to one of such operators and closed down without any prior notice and my money is trap in thier so called bank

Carbon and fair money was fair to me...

But when we were borrowing form this guys we were very happy is now a problem. Do you know what that money help some people achieve as at the time the borrow the money. No w we are happy they have been shut down. If na you borrow person and him default you go happy

Abeg e remain palmcredit 🤦🏾‍♂️

Praise God!!!!! Nemesis is meeting up with ths irritating money lenders

Please remove carbon from your list or else!!!!

People will always need quick loans, FG is pouncing on this finance houses while failing to provide a clearcut solution for loan providers to recover their loans. Nigerians don't like paying back.

Please don't forget to include Lcrradit those people are the worst even devil is still apprentice

Please Rosabon Financial Services should be also investigated

I need my overcharge refund, because I know that they could have buy plot of land with interest I have paid from borrowing...

Is L credit among

There are just a few sane loan apps sha. This is a good move. But i think the government should encourage commercial banks to give light loans with minimal interest to people too. And for those saying why borrow bla bla bla,,,, no comment for them sha

Best news I have heard today

kindly Correct your news and graphics Carbon is not part of them

Is palm credit inclusive?. The worst of them all. I happened to be a victim. This is a loan app that I have been using and ever been faithful in paying back their loan even before the due date. Time will not permit me here to share my experience. In fact it's annoying.

Amd the likes of Zenith Bank still exists😟😟? This life no balance

But what?. The worst of them all. Even after paying the loan, they'll still come up and chase you around with some illegal fees.

Na now we go dey hear dem talking, but when dem dey shell una with CUTLASS n dagger with their interest rates nobody hear una cry o

Sowore reporters you guys are really trashy and should be regarded as toilet paper. What was the editor thinking adding the logo of get_carbon to the featured image of this story? Do you know how people have started panicking? Maybe someone should sue you guys for damages.

Some people wey don get loan and never paid back will be happy now.🙄

Hope palm credit is included?

Honestly I Don't Like What They Do To Their Clients. I Got Same Type Of Msg Yesterday, Because A Friend Of Mine Borrowed Money From Them.....

Poor journalism Una Just pack pictures of legit loan app put without doing proper investigation

Who is fooling who, no b d so called government give them license to operate

Thank you for including okash

This Present administration has Failed Nigerians totally may APC Los* next election

Even some of the name don’t make sense, Kwikmoney, ha

Good to hear

Loan sharks consumed a lot of Nigerians that are financially illiterates.

If. They blackmail you why bkrjt

Carbon is still working fine ...

My carbon app works. I just recharged my dstv and bought airtime.

Please remove the Logo of carbon here. Haba

Why add palmpay logo when they weren't included?

I pray Nigeria government should do more to bring sanity in the system. The enforcement should go beyond crackdown, severe punishment and sanctions should be given to the loan sharks 🦈 starting from who approves their business registration from Corporate Affairs Commission.

jboyade

Nigeria is foolish country with scammers. You didn't regulate it from the beginning, now you want to bam them. You are complaining about how interest rate but you obtained the loan some days ago. U knw you wnt pay y nt decline the offer.

Even your personal information you provided to them while registering for the loan is not confidential.

Hope this does not affect piggy vest

Yes they need to shut them down most of them are fake some will collect your money without given you the loan you apply for

Here come comes fintech experts in 3…2…1…

BAN ALL ILLEGAL ONLINE LOAN APP

Hope palm pay is not among

I am seeing get_carbon logo here. Is Carbon? Let me rush now and remove my money there asap.

Is it just these apps alone?

One thing is if all these loan apps are shut down, it's gonna affect the majority.. The borrowers and their staffs...

Including PalmPay?

Doing business in Nigeria no be beans.

All those owing them loan repayment shout Hallelujah!!!!

Carbon never had an issue with respect to customers privacy. What is the source of your information? Be warn! Remove Carbon's logo and name forthwith or face legal action.

What Carbon doing your list? You have two hours to remove Carbon Logo and name from this list with an apology or face legal action. Thank you.

Dem never threatened to post your nude online?

You Why did you add the logo of get_carbon when they're not involved? You just gave me unnecessary heart ache. I just read the article and they're not included. Dear get_carbon please clarify.

Okash own worst. 36k wey I collect dom accumulate to 83.174k. And it's simply because of this that I refused to pay them. They're thieves with mannerless staffs

Omo, if I know I no for pay okash the money wey I dey owe them oooo 💔💔🥲🥲

EricSule2 WaleAkande2

Well we should thank the Nigeria large domestic market for making businesses thrive in Nigeria

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I pray they catch Lcredit ,those guys are MTF bst

Wetin bring palmpay here na palmpayapp it's a nice mobile banking app

get_carbon You people should compel this quack news site to take down your logo from this tweet and their website

elebeonu_joel bad market for you 😹😹😹

They should be regulated to check their excesses, they do horrible things to get their money back

Of all loan apps in Nigeria. Carbon is still the best

But also ensures people owing them pays them! It’s unfair people are complaining about their privacy violation while they were the ones owing them.

Hope alat no dey there ooo

Lcredit must go too

Better. Even Dugbe market has decorum.

What about those who are still owing them, are they still going to pay after shut down.. Because some people registered with bvn

I hope kuda is not among

Na God go judge some individuals,only God

Good one

TBH this is the only good news I've seen give about the Nigerian government

Good. I approve this move 👏

Is palmpay also among?

Their charges are very high for 7 days, 10k to pay 14500 in 7 days. No one regulates them

No reach kuda sha

Make dem no go shut palmpay if dem no wam see craze

Abeg leave get_carbon out it

Carbon isn’t one of them

Nigeria government and there silly behavior.

After sending msgs to all my contact last year I regretted collecting money from them.

Why did you add carbon on this you logo list? Please get_carbon is a certified Microfinance bank.

About time.

They should also ensures all those who are indebted to them are made to pay their debts, so that justice can be done to all

What have they been doing since all these while when a lot of people have complained of fraud by those online banks? Anyway, it's still never too late and its a good taken.

People that are saying nice and thank u. Understand this comment are the ones owing the banks money. Awon oni gbese

It's really getting too much

Make I rush go borrow from carbon

Hallelujah

Nice

Nice one

Na people wey dey owe money dey shout nice move 😅😅

Thank you

want to see me without a bra?

Nice one

Ifb

Nice move🙌🙌🙌🙌

Good

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