The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed an eight-count charge against an FCMB staff member, Gideon Bakpa Aghogho, and his alleged accomplice, Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka, over alleged unlawful dealings in the bank’s access credentials.
The defendants were charged 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, allege conspiracy, unlawful supply and disclosure 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.
Count one alleges that Aghogho, Chukwuebuka and Scott conspired between July 24 and 26, 2026, in Lagos to supply Aghogho’s access code to FCMB’s system through the local Administrative Credential (ITSD), which could allow access to the bank’s Virtual Center Platform.
Count two specifically accuses Aghogho of unlawfully supplying his access code to FCMB’s system through the ITSD credential with the intention of committing an offence.
Count three alleges that Aghogho, Chukwuebuka and Scott attempted to use an HP Elite laptop assigned to Aghogho by FCMB to gain unauthorised access to the bank’s database.
In count four, the EFCC accused Aghogho of knowingly and without authority disclosing FCMB access credentials, including the bank’s server IP and domain credentials, between April and May 2025 to facilitate access to its database in exchange for $15,000.
Count five similarly accuses Chukwuebuka of unlawfully disclosing the bank’s server IP and domain credentials for an alleged financial benefit of $10,000.
The commission, in count six, alleged that Aghogho, Chukwuebuka and Scott intentionally and without authorisation attempted to intercept FCMB’s network database between July 24 and 26, 2026.
The final two counts relate to alleged retention of proceeds from unlawful activities.
In count seven, Aghogho was accused of retaining $2,000 on or about July 26, 2026, which the EFCC said he reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act.
Count eight accuses Chukwuebuka of retaining $400 on the same date, which the commission similarly alleged was part of the proceeds of unlawful activity.
The alleged cyber-related offences were brought under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, as amended in 2024, while the final two counts were filed 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 on the investigation, findings, recovered documents and exhibits, while the other witnesses are expected to provide evidence relating to the defendants’ employment, banking transactions and alleged proceeds.
The commission also indicated that statements made by the defendants and 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.
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