Lagos: EFCC Arraigns Two over Alleged Sale of Bank Credentials for $15,000
The EFCC says the men sold a local administrative credential that could open FCMB’s virtual platform for $15,000, and one defendant pleaded guilty.
- On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, over alleged unlawful bank credential sales.
- Prosecutors allege the defendants, alongside a third suspect named Scott who remains at large, supplied an Administrative Credential, ITSD, for the FCMB Virtual Center Platform in exchange for $15,000 to facilitate unauthorized access.
- Filed under Sections 27 and 28 of the Cybercrimes Act, the eight-count charge also accuses Aghogho of unauthorized disclosure of server and domain details between April and May 2025.
- Following the reading of charges, Chukwuebuka pleaded guilty while Aghogho entered a not guilty plea; Justice F.N. Ogazi ordered both men remanded in a correctional centre.
- Justice Ogazi adjourned the matter until August 27, 2026, for a review of facts and other proceedings as the prosecution prepares to address the guilty plea.
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EFCC arraigns two for supply of FCMB access credentials
The defendants allegedly conspired between 24 and 26 July in Lagos to supply Mr Aghogho’s access code to FCMB’s system using the bank’s local Administrative Credential (ITSD). The post EFCC arraigns two for supply of FCMB access credentials appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Lagos: EFCC arraigns two over alleged sale of bank credentials for $15,000
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two men before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, over allegations bordering on the unlawful disclosure and supply of bank access credentials. The defendants, Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka, were brought before Justice F.N. Ogazi on Wednesday, […] Lagos: EFCC arraigns two over alleged sale of bank credentials for $15,000
Two in Court for Alleged Unlawful Supply of FCMB Database Access Codes
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Two suspects have been brought before Justice Frida Nkemakonam Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on an eight-count charge bordering on the unlawful supply of access credentials to the database of a commercial bank in Nigeria, FCMB. The defendants, Mr Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Mr Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka, […]
EFCC Arraigns Two Men Over Alleged Sale Of Bank Access Credentials For $15,000
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two men, Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka, before the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, over alleged unlawful supply of access credentials to a bank database.
EFCC arraigns two over alleged sale of bank's access codes for $15,000
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Lagos: EFCC Arraigns Two Over Alleged $15,000 Sale of Bank Credentials
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, has arraigned two men before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi over allegations of unlawfully disclosing and supplying sensitive bank access credentials.The defendants, Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka, appeared before Justice F.N. Ogazi on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. A third suspect, identified as Scott, remains at large.According to the EFCC, the trio…
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