The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two men before the Federal High Court in Lagos over the alleged unlawful supply of bank access credentials.
Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuwebuka were arraigned on Wednesday before Justice F.N. Ogazi on an eight-count charge bordering on the alleged unlawful supply of access credentials linked to a bank database. They were arraigned alongside a third suspect identified as Scott, who is currently at large.
According to the EFCC, the alleged offences contravened Sections 27 and 28(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act 2015, as amended in 2024.
The anti-graft agency alleged that the defendants collaborated to use Aghogho’s access code to gain unauthorised access to FCMB’s virtual platform with the intention of committing an offence.
The charge sheet further alleged that between April and May 2025 in Lagos, Aghogho knowingly and without authority disclosed access credentials, including the bank’s server IP and domain credentials, to gain access to FCMB’s database in exchange for $15,000.
The EFCC also alleged that Aghogho, Chukwuwebuka and Scott supplied Aghogho’s access code for use with FCMB’s local Administrative Credential (ITSD), which could provide access to the bank’s Virtual Center Platform.
Defendants Take Different Pleas
Aghogho pleaded not guilty to the charges, while Chukwuwebuka pleaded guilty after the charges were read to them.
Following Aghogho’s plea, prosecution counsel Bilkisu Buhari asked the court to fix a date for trial and sought an order remanding him in a correctional facility.
For Chukwuwebuka, the prosecution asked to review the facts of the case following his guilty plea.
Justice Ogazi subsequently adjourned the matter until August 27, 2026, for review of the facts and other proceedings.
The court also ordered that the defendants be remanded at a correctional centre.
Source: EFCC
