The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two men before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, over allegations of unlawfully selling bank access credentials capable of granting entry into a financial institution’s database.
The defendants, Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka, were arraigned on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, before Justice F.N. Ogazi alongside a third suspect, identified as Scott, who is currently at large.
They are facing an eight-count charge bordering on the unauthorised disclosure and supply of bank credentials under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, as amended in 2024.
The EFCC alleged that the suspects supplied sensitive access information linked to FCMB’s systems.
One of the charges accused Aghogho and Chukwuebuka, in collaboration with Scott, of unlawfully supplying an access code identified as a local Administrative Credential, ITSD, between July 24 and 26, 2026.
The commission alleged that the credential could provide access to the FCMB Virtual Center Platform and was supplied with the intention of facilitating an offence.
The EFCC also accused Aghogho of knowingly disclosing bank access credentials, including server IP and domain details, between April and May 2025 without authorisation.
According to the charge, the information was allegedly disclosed to facilitate access to FCMB’s database in exchange for $15,000.
When the charges were read before the court, Aghogho pleaded not guilty, while Chukwuebuka pleaded guilty.
Following Aghogho’s plea, prosecution counsel, Bilkisu Buhari, requested a date for trial and urged the court to remand him in a correctional facility.
For Chukwuebuka, the prosecution asked the court to review the facts of the case following his guilty plea.
Justice Ogazi adjourned the matter until August 27, 2026, for review of facts and further proceedings.
The court also ordered that the defendants be remanded in a correctional centre pending the next hearing.
