By Paul Joseph
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two men before Justice F.N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, over alleged unlawful supply of bank access credentials to a database belonging to First City Monument Bank (FCMB).
The defendants, Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka, were arraigned on Wednesday alongside a third suspect, identified as Scott, who is currently at large.
They are facing an eight-count charge under Sections 27 and 28(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, as amended in 2024.
According to the prosecution, one of the counts alleged that between July 24 and 26, 2026, the defendants conspired to supply Aghogho’s access code to the FCMB system using a local administrative credential capable of granting access to the bank’s virtual centre platform, with the intention of committing an offence.
Another count accused Aghogho of knowingly and without authorisation disclosing the bank’s server IP and domain credentials between April and May 2025 to gain access to FCMB’s database in exchange for $15,000.
Aghogho pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him, while Chukwuebuka pleaded guilty.
Following Aghogho’s plea, prosecution counsel, Bilkisu Buhari, asked the court to adjourn the matter for trial and ordered that the defendant be remanded in a correctional facility.
In Chukwuebuka’s case, the prosecution requested a review of the facts following his guilty plea.
Justice Ogazi subsequently adjourned the matter until August 27, 2026, for review of the facts and other proceedings.
The judge also ordered that both defendants be remanded in a correctional centre pending the next hearing.
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