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Customers of DKM Microfinance stage massive demo in Sunyani

The customers have been agitating for the release of their investments after the Bank of Ghana released the funds  the frozen accounts of DKM Microfinance in October 2015.
 
 

Disgruntled customers of DKM Microfinance companies in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo region took to the street on Wednesday staging a huge demonstration to demand the release of their investments.

The customers have been agitating for the release of their investments after the Bank of Ghana released the funds  the frozen accounts of DKM Microfinance in October 2015 after the central bank placed a 120 day moratorium on the company for flouting the Banking Act.

Consequently, other microfinance companies in the area who had promised similar lofty returns on investments similar to the 50% promised by DKM also panicked at demanded the release of their investment, all with little luck.

According to the customers management of the Microfinance companies have not forthcoming with their investments.

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Meanwhile, the Customers of DKM Diamond Microfinance in the Berekum Municipality  attacked the District Chief Executive for Nkoranza North in the Brong Ahafo region.

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The DCE, Kwadwo Adjei Dwemoh was on Tuesday pelted with sachet water by the youth of the community over the inability of microfinance company, DKM, to pay them their monies.

DKM and Jastar, both microfinance companies in the Brong Ahafo region, have been hit with crisis as they have been unable to redeem their promise of doubling the investments of their customers.

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