EFCC charges duo in Lagos over unauthorised sale of bank credentials for $15,000

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned two men before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, over allegations of unlawfully supplying bank access credentials. According to Daily Post Nigeria, Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka appeared before Justice F.N. Ogazi on Wednesday alongside a fugitive suspect identified as Scott, facing an eight-count charge under the Cybercrimes Act.

Prosecutors allege the trio supplied administrative access credentials to FCMB’s database in exchange for $15,000. Aghogho pleaded not guilty, while Chukwuebuka pleaded guilty. The court remanded both defendants and adjourned the case to August 27, 2026.