Adam Nuru, the managing director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has been asked to proceed on leave in order to investigate the paternity allegations levelled against him
A panel is currently probing the allegation against Nuru, who has been accused of having an affair with a former official of the bank, who is married.
“The managing director volunteered to proceed on leave pending the outcome of the investigation of this scandal,” the source said.
“Although it is a personal matter, the issue has gone really far and many allegations were made.”
Over 1,900 people had signed a petition to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), calling for the sack of Nuru. This occurred after the death of the late husband of the woman he allegedly had an affair with