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 alleged unlawful disclosure and supply of bank access credentials.

The defendants, Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka, were arraigned before Justice F.N. Ogazi on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. They were charged alongside a third suspect, identified as Scott, who is currently at large.

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The trio are facing an eight-count charge bordering on the alleged unauthorised supply of credentials capable of granting access to a bank database.

The charges were filed under Sections 27 and 28(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, as amended in 2024.

One of the counts alleged that Aghogho and Chukwuebuka, in collaboration with Scott, unlawfully supplied an access code belonging to Aghogho for use on FCMB’s system between July 24 and 26, 2026, in Lagos.

The prosecution alleged that the access code, described as a local Administrative Credential, ITSD, could provide access to the FCMB Virtual Center Platform and was supplied with the intention of facilitating an offence.

Another count accused Aghogho of knowingly disclosing bank access credentials, including server IP and domain details, without authorisation between April and May 2025.

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 in court, Aghogho pleaded not guilty, while Chukwuebuka pleaded guilty.

Following Aghogho’s plea, prosecution counsel, Bilkisu Buhari, asked the court to set a date for trial and ordered that the defendant be remanded in a correctional facility.

For Chukwuebuka, the prosecution asked the court for time 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 further proceedings.

The court also ordered that both defendants be remanded in a correctional centre pending the next hearing.