A popular Nigerian business news blog has been exposed in a recent plot to blackmail one of the fastest growing banks. The business news blog and its publisher (names withheld), according to information from the bank source, recently hatched the plot to blackmail Keystone Bank Limited and its managing director/CEO, Dr. Obeahon Ohiwerei. Information also revealed that, “the publisher angered that his plot to blackmail the bank was becoming unsuccessful, the publisher threatened to publish the false stories to rubbish the bank and its CEO.”Another bank source, a staff member who would not want his name in the print, also confirmed the story, saying, “after building its reputation to its present standard, Keystone Bank will not succumb to cheap blackmails or any blackmail for that matter. “We are waiting for him to make good his threats. I can assure you that the bank will not hesitate to use all legal means to seek redress as a deterrent to other unscrupulous elements out there,” the source said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 01, 2019 12:33 UTC