The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two men before the Federal High Court in Lagos over the alleged unlawful supply and disclosure of access credentials belonging to First City Monument Bank (FCMB).
The defendants, Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuwebuka, were arraigned on Wednesday before Friday Ogazi on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged unauthorised access to the bank’s database and unlawful disclosure of access credentials.
They were arraigned alongside a third suspect, identified as Scott, who is currently at large.
The EFCC, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the alleged offences contravened Sections 27 and 28(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, as amended in 2024.
According to the charge sheet, the defendants allegedly conspired between July 24 and 26, 2026, in Lagos, to unlawfully supply and use Aghogho’s access code to gain access to FCMB’s virtual platform.
The commission alleged that the access credentials involved a local Administrative Credential, identified as “ITSD”, which was capable of granting access to the FCMB Virtual Centre Platform.
The EFCC said the alleged access was obtained with the intention of committing an offence.
One of the counts reads: “That you, Gideon Bakpa Aghogho, Oscar Ebere Chukwuwebuka, along with an individual identified as Scott (at large), conspired unlawfully between 24th and 26th July 2026 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, by supplying for use the access…
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