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So it’s a prank – Nigerians react as MTN restores debt cancelled by system glitch

Nigerians have decried restoration of all outstanding debts cancelled by MTN Nigeria.

Recall that early hours of Saturday, September 11, 2023, the telecom giant experienced a technical glitch that resulted in the temporary removal of debt from the accounts of subscribers who had borrowed airtime from the company.

Many subscribers upon checking their accounts, discovered that the money they had borrowed had vanished, leaving their balances at zero.


MTN later responded to the development saying it was due to a technical glitch, adding that the debts would be restored.

“MTN Nigeria Communications Plc can confirm a system glitch impacting balance enquiries. As a result, some customers may receive error messages showing that their balances have been cleared,” the network provider said


“This is not the case and all balances will reflect accurate figures once the problem is resolved. Our engineers are currently working to ensure this.

“Please accept our apologies. We regret the inconvenience.”

Meanwhile, the telecom giant seems to have cleared the errors and has restored the debts to subscribers as stated.

Several subscribers flooded X, formerly, Twitter, who thought the debt wouldn’t be restored have decried the development.

@Maliqifeoluwa said; “Mtn don restore my N2700 debt o.”

@P_____Cash reacted; “So nah Prank Mtn Dey do 🥲😡😭😭😭😭😭 Eno go better for mtn generation ooo😡😡”

SOURCE: https:///so-its-a-prank-nigerians-react-as-mtn-restores-debt-cancelled-by-system-glitch/

Ogun go kill them.... especially that idiot that always says " your account is too low for this call, you can borrow airtime or buy airtime directly from your bank"....as if they put money for my bank account

I heard some people immediately borrowed more soon after their initial debts were cancelled

I take back all d blessings wey I been give MTN dat day.
For bringing back d debt eh, e no go better for dem.....

Some of the reason why Nigeria won't be saner climes.

Mtn dey do Erekere 2.0.
People wey dey pray for them before go turn am to curse now now.

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So it’s a prank – Nigerians react as MTN restores debt cancelled by system glitch






SOURCE: https:///so-its-a-prank-nigerians-react-as-mtn-restores-debt-cancelled-by-system-glitch/

Person wey owe must pay

obawinner:
Some of the reason why Nigeria won't be saner climes.

The debts was huge,I dislike borrowing, except I don't have data.

Tinubu wey reduce gas price from ₦700 to ₦500 and now ₦1200 nko?
Na Tinubu wey cause the renewed hopeless no be MTN Una go blame.
The cost of operations by the telecom industry is extremely high.

..and contractors staffs are poorly paid.

E shock una, shockn't it?

Nawa ooo me wey don happy say mtn for ones don do better thing. which kind wahala be this sef

Me wey been de vex with myself why I no borrow yesterday. Now this. I hate debts

MTN be like "e wo camera,e wo camera, prank l'an se"

thesicilian:
I heard some people immediately borrowed more soon after their initial debts were cancelled

Some? Hundreds if thousands.

The whole thing looks like a setup

I haven't had a sim card since I was born


I've been using neighbor's wifi and school wifi

I was just laughing when I saw people celebrating, so you think MTN is going to encourage you guys for borrowing money and not paying or do a giveaway to debtors and not all of their customers. We are talking about hundreds of millions or even to a billion.

I had borrowed up to #1800
It still has not been restored
Abeg let it be that way
Wetin I gain from Mtn

I have never borrowed but i am seeing -N399

Oyikoha:
I have never borrowed but i am seeing -N399

Plus they took all my data same time