The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an eight-count charge against a staff member of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Gideon Bakpa Aghogho, and his alleged accomplice, Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka, over alleged unlawful dealings involving the bank’s access credentials.
The defendants were arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos alongside a third suspect, identified as “Scott”, who is currently at large.
The charges, dated August 11, 2026, border on alleged conspiracy, unlawful disclosure and supply of bank access credentials, attempted unauthorised access to FCMB’s database, attempted interception of the bank’s network and retention of proceeds of unlawful activities.
According to the EFCC, Aghogho, Chukwuebuka and Scott allegedly conspired between July 24 and 26, 2026, in Lagos to supply Aghogho’s access code to FCMB’s system through the bank’s local Administrative Credential (ITSD), which could provide access to its Virtual Center Platform.
The commission further alleged that Aghogho unlawfully supplied his access code with the intention of committing an offence.
Another count accused the trio of attempting to use an HP Elite laptop assigned to Aghogho by FCMB to gain unauthorised access to the bank’s database.
The EFCC also alleged that Aghogho, between April and May 2025, knowingly disclosed FCMB’s access credentials, including its server IP and domain credentials, without authorisation to facilitate access to the bank’s database in exchange for $15,000.
Chukwuebuka was similarly accused of unlawfully disclosing the bank’s server IP and domain credentials for an alleged financial benefit of $10,000.
The commission further alleged that Aghogho, Chukwuebuka and Scott attempted, without authorisation, to intercept FCMB’s network database between July 24 and 26, 2026.
The final two counts relate to the alleged retention of proceeds of unlawful activities.
Aghogho was accused of retaining $2,000 on or about July 26, 2026, which the EFCC said he reasonably ought to have known was part of the proceeds of an unlawful act.
Chukwuebuka was also accused of retaining $400 on the same date, allegedly knowing or reasonably expected to know that the money represented proceeds of unlawful activity.
The alleged cyber-related offences were filed under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, as amended in 2024, while the counts relating to alleged proceeds of unlawful activities were brought under the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
The EFCC listed four investigating officers among its proposed witnesses, alongside representatives of FCMB, Stanbic IBTC Bank and an IT server and storage unit.
The investigating officers are expected to testify about the investigation, findings, recovered documents and exhibits, while the other witnesses are expected to provide evidence concerning the defendants’ employment, banking transactions and the alleged proceeds.
The commission also indicated that statements allegedly made by the defendants, as well as documents recovered during the investigation, would be tendered before the court.
The charges were filed by EFCC prosecutors led by Rotimi Oyedepo Iseoluwa (SAN), with Bilikisu Buhari Bala and other counsel representing the commission.
