pathetic bank

i made a mistake of paying 68000 rands into a wrong account number, i called customer service was told to send an email to digital banking which i did. i also did my own investigation to find out who the money went to, i called the recipient they acknowledge receiving the money and they are willing to send back the money but it must be through bank processes, so ABSA must send a request to recall the money . Today i receive an email from ABSA digital banking saying since the money is in third partys account already they cannot reverse the money. they advice me to hire an attorney, if the third party refuses to pay back the money i must sue them for unjustified enrichment. The third is waiting for the recall request from ABSA , but ABSA is saying threes nothing they can do which is b*** since i am their customer, there must be something that can be done to assists me to get the money back.