Ten alleged hackers who defrauded various bank customers in Lagos and Oyo states to the tune of N150million were on Thursday granted a N10million bail each by a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday granted a N10m bail to each of 10 alleged hackers, who defrauded various bank customers in Lagos and Oyo states to the tune of N150m. The accused persons are 49-year-old Ismaeel Salami; Akinola Oghuan, 34; Sarumi Abubakar, 32; Salako Idowu Abdulsalam, 30; and Chukwumnonso Ifeanyi, 30.
Others are Okpetu John, 29; James Idagu, 56; Oyelade Shola Isaac, 32; Osuolale Hammid, 40; and Akeem Adesina, 40. The police Special Fraud Unit had on July 20, 2017 arraigned the 10 accused persons on three counts before Justice Chuka Obiozor. In the charge sheet, marked FHC/L/248c/17, it was alleged that the defendants conspired among themselves to hack into various bank customers’ accounts and moved their funds without being given the authority to do so.
The accused persons, according to the police, blocked the victims’ GSM numbers to ensure that they did not receive SMS alerts from their banks, notifying them of the illegal transactions. They were said to have committed the crime in March this year. The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges, following which the court adjourned till Thursday for the hearing of their bail applications. Further proceedings in the case were adjourned till September 28, 2017.
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