A Nigerian legal practitioner, Olu Omotayo, has formally notified Access Bank PLC, over what he described as an unauthorised and unsolicited inflow of N17.2 million into his account, demanding the immediate removal of the funds.
In a letter dated May 12, 2026, and addressed to the Manager of the Ogui Road Branch of the bank in Enugu, Omotayo said he discovered the unexpected credit alert on Monday evening and insisted that he had no prior transaction or business dealing that could justify such payment.
The letter, entitled “Re: Inflow of an Unauthorised and Unsolicited Fund Into My Account No: 0002396943, Account Name: Olusoga Adetola Omotayo; Demand For Immediate Removal Of The Fund,” stated that the money was transferred into his account by an unknown person.
The narration for the transaction, according to a report by SaharaReporters, reads: Abiso Haruna NIP NIP Olusoga Adetol Interbank T while its reference number is 00026260511112833000214766 519.”
“I write to inform you that I noticed yesterday evening the inflow of the sum of N17,200,000.00 (Seventeen Million Two Hundred Thousand Naira Only), into my account domicile with the bank,” the lawyer wrote.
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He stated: “I didn’t have any transaction with anybody to warrant the transfer of such money to my account by an unknown person.”
Omotayo further requested that the bank “take necessary legal steps to remove the fund” from his account
The development comes amid growing concerns over suspicious banking transactions, cyber fraud, and mistaken transfers within Nigeria’s financial system, with customers increasingly taking precautionary steps to avoid being implicated in fraudulent activities linked to unexplained inflows.
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