I have over 100 million with them – Mercy Eke cries bitterly as Heritage Bank folds

Reality TV sensation, Mercy Eke renowned for her prominence on the Big Brother Show has cried out over more than N100 million allegedly belonging to her trapped in Heritage Bank.

Mercy, who gained fame as the winner of Reality show via the microblogging platform X, formerly Twitter shared her fears and frustrations with her followers.

She said, “I really don’t know how to react about this… I have been hoping for the best… thinking there’s a way out… #heritagebank.”

Her post stirred reactions from netizens.

Reacting, one user, Ayanfemi Oke, commented, “CBN said they will attend to people with 5 million or lower first before they attend to people with multiple millions but it may take time.”

Another X user asked the reality star if she had an account with the Heritage Bank, and she affirmed, “I do… and have above 100m with them.”

The discussion continued with a user named Drogba of Lagos questioning her decision to put such amount in the troubled bank.

Mercy responded, “That was the bank that sponsored BBN during my set. For them to pay our money, we were advised to open an account with them… stupid me went ahead and funded the account… don’t worry I’m full of regrets right now.”

TheNewsGuru.com had earlier reported the apex bank revoked Heritage Bank over the bank’s breach of Section 12(1) of Banks and other Financial Institutions Act(BOFIA)

This development was announced in a statement released on Monday, June 3, by Ag. Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Hakama Sidi Ali.

According to the apex bank, Heritage’s Board and Management did not improve the banl’s financial performance , a situation which constitutes a threat to financial stability.