The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on August 19, 2026, arraigned two people, Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka before Justice F.N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for alleged unlawful supply of access credentials of First City Monument Bank (FCMB).
The defendants were arraigned alongside one Scott, who is currently at large, on an eight-count charge bordering on the unlawful supply of access credentials to the bank‘s database.
The offences are contrary to Sections 27 and 28(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, as amended in 2024.
One of the counts reads: “That you, GIDEON BAKPA AGHOGHO, OSCAR EBERE CHUKWUEBUKA, 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 code of GIDEON BAKPA AGHOGHO to the FCMB system using the local Administrative Credential (ITSD), which is capable of allowing access to the FCMB Virtual Center Platform, with the intention of committing an offence, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Sections 27 and 28(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, as amended in 2024, and punishable under Section 28(2) of the same Act.”
Another count alleged that Aghogho, between April and May 2025 in Lagos, 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 first defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges, while the second defendant pleaded guilty when the charges were read to them.
Following the first defendant’s plea, prosecution counsel, Bilkisu Buhari, asked the court for a date to commence trial and prayed that he be remanded in a correctional facility.
In respect of the second defendant, the prosecution sought to review the facts of the case against him following his guilty plea.
Justice Ogazi subsequently adjourned the matter until August 27, 2026, for a review of the facts and other proceedings. The judge also ordered that the defendants be remanded at a Correctional centre.
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