Really don't know if this the right place to post this but......m a student so i have an account with first bank but its has been dormant for more than 6 months so i paid in 15k into it..wen i tried withdrawing it d atm kept rejecting my card...i went to d bank to report so they told me it has been dormant for more Dan 6 months....so they gave me 4 forms to fill before they activate it for me....first 2 forms are for me... Remaining dey said i should find sumone who has current account wif first bank to fill n sign one ov d form...d second i should find sumone who opened his first bank account with either national id or voters card.....av been trying to find dz remain 2 for 2weeks nw....nw m in serious dept...90 percent ov d student opened savings acct......nw my question is dat is it possible to just close d account down n get my money even without activating it....really need yur answer

Gobe

You can't close down the account without activating and at d same time get your money. Activate, collect your money and if you feel like closing it good for you but I'll advice you keep it running as the new state of the account will b more reasonable than a student account in d long run