A man has been arrested and arraigned before a court for illegally accessing a bank’s server and siphoning a huge sum of money.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, April
20, 2015 arraigned one Stephen Omaidu before Justice M. A Nasir of
Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja on a two
count charge bordering on theft to the tune of N68, 028, 000, 000.00
(sixty eight billion and twenty eight million naira).
Omaidu, in connivance with Alhaji K. B Kabiru, Godswill Oyegwa, Ben
and Oliver (all at large) allegedly hacked into the server of a second
generation bank and transferred the sum of sixty eight billion, and
twenty eight million naira into different accounts for personal gains.
The offence is punishable under section 287 of the Penal Code Act.
Following his “not guilty” plea, counsel to EFCC, S. A Ugwuebgulam asked the court to fix a date for trial to commence.
However, defence counsel, Gabriel O. Sanifu urged the court to admit
the accused to bail pending trial saying, the offence is bailable.
Ugwuebgulam objected to the application on the ground that the
accused had failed to honour the administrative bail terms earlier
granted him by the Commission and could do same if not remanded by the
court.
Justice Nasir ordered the accused to be remanded in the custody of
the EFCC and adjourned the case to April 28, 2015 for ruling on the bail
application.
Via CliqLoaded....
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