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 the alleged unlawful supply of bank access credentials.
The defendants were arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, alongside one Scott, who is currently at large, on an eight-count charge bordering on the unlawful supply of access credentials to a bank database.
They were arraigned before Justice F.N. Ogazi on charges said to be contrary to Sections 27 and 28(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, as amended in 2024.
One of the counts alleged that the defendants, alongside Scott, conspired between July 24 and 26, 2026, in Lagos, to supply Aghogho’s access code to the FCMB system using the local Administrative Credential (ITSD), which could allow access to the bank’s Virtual Center Platform, with the intention of committing an offence.
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.
While Aghogho pleaded not guilty to the charges, Chukwuebuka pleaded guilty when the charges were read to them.
Following Aghogho’s plea, prosecution counsel, Bilkisu Buhari, asked the court for a date to commence trial and prayed that the defendant be remanded in a correctional facility.
In respect of Chukwuebuka, the prosecution sought to review the facts of the case following his guilty plea.
Justice Ogazi subsequently adjourned the matter until August 27, 2026, for a review of the facts and other proceedings, and ordered that the defendants be remanded at a correctional centre.
