Skye Bank has resumed regular operation in its Osogbo branches in Osun State that was on Thursday invaded by an aggrieved customer, Tuns Farms Nigeria Limited.
Purported to be an execution of a court injunction despite a notice for stay of execution, and a pending appeal at the Supreme Court, thugs hired by Tuns Farms Nigeria Limited on Thursday stormed four Skye Bank’s branches in Osogbo, the Osun State capital to disrupt banking activities.
However, Skye Bank PLC early Friday morning resumed full-fledged operations in all the branches as customers thronged to the branches for banking transactions after the bank had assured them of restoration of normal banking services.
Meanwhile, the bank has described as an abuse of the judicial process and lawlessness the action of Tuns Farms Nigeria Limited which illegally disrupted its operations despite a pending Notice of appeal and application for stay of execution which has been filed and served by the bank against an Oshogbo High Court judgment in favor of the customer.
According to a statement issued by the bank, Tuns Farm abused the judicial process by approaching the High Court of Oshogbo after the court’s judgment was appealed against, for an enforcement order on the bank, and procured a writ of attachment, even when the High Court clearly no longer had any jurisdiction over the matter, the case having been transferred to the Appellate Courts.
The Bank stated that a Notice of Appeal and an application for Stay of Execution has been filed and served on Tuns Farms since May 2015. Tuns Farms has in fact filed necessary papers in response to the pending court processes.
The Bank was awaiting hearing date for the Application when Tuns Farms invaded its banking offices in Oshogbo with thugs, criminals and area boys to disrupt its operations, and loot its assets.
The Bank has taken necessary steps to protest the obviously criminal action by Tuns Farms to the relevant law enforcement agencies, being an action that is capable of breaching the peace.
Skye Bank further reassured its customers that it will continue to provide normal banking services to its customers at all its locations in spite of the illegal and provocative invasion of its premises by Tuns Farms Nigeria Limited.
