Three men, accused of hacked the Facebook account of Lagos
Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa and stole N9.1m, were on Monday
re-arraigned before Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of a Federal High
Court, Lagos.
The accused — Frank Nwokobia, 27; Ezeoke Kanayochukwu, 25; and
Godwin Essien, 28 — are standing trial on a five-count bordering on
conspiracy, fraud, impersonation and identity theft.
The trio had been earlier arraigned before vacation judge,
Justice Chuka Obiozor in September.
The accused are being prosecuted by the State Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence Department, who alleged that the men
hacked the Facebook account and stole N9.1m.
At the re-arraignment on Monday , the Prosecutor, Mr William
Ologun, informed the court of the charge against the accused and
urged the court to take fresh pleas.
The accused denied the charge and their lawyers — Mr Elvis Keshi
and Mr A. C. Nwajiugo — urged the court to admit them to bail on
liberal terms.
Their bail applications were not opposed by the police.
Consequently, Justice Oguntoyinbo admitted them to bails in the
sum of N5m each with a surety each.
The judge ordered each surety to deposit the title documents and
Certificates of Occupancy of their landed property with the court’s
Deputy Chief Registrar.
They are also to provide three years tax clearance, while the
surety’s official and residential addresses as well as their phone
numbers should be verified by the prosecutor.
She adjourned the trial until Nov. 28.
According to the charge, the accused sometime in May hacked
Obasa’s Facebook account and retrieved information with which they
withdrew the alleged sum from his Guaranty Trust Bank’s
account.
After the Speaker reported the incident to the police, the
accused were arrested at different locations in Delta.
The offences contravened the provisions of Sections 27(1), (b)
and 22(2), (b), (ii) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention
Act, Laws of the Federation 2015.
(NAN)
Three men, accused of hacked the Facebook account of Lagos
Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa and stole N9.1m, were on Monday
re-arraigned before Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of a Federal High
Court, Lagos.
The accused — Frank Nwokobia, 27; Ezeoke Kanayochukwu, 25; and
Godwin Essien, 28 — are standing trial on a five-count bordering on
conspiracy, fraud, impersonation and identity theft.
The trio had been earlier arraigned before vacation judge,
Justice Chuka Obiozor in September.
The accused are being prosecuted by the State Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence Department, who alleged that the men
hacked the Facebook account and stole N9.1m.
At the re-arraignment on Monday , the Prosecutor, Mr William
Ologun, informed the court of the charge against the accused and
urged the court to take fresh pleas.
The accused denied the charge and their lawyers — Mr Elvis Keshi
and Mr A. C. Nwajiugo — urged the court to admit them to bail on
liberal terms.
Their bail applications were not opposed by the police.
Consequently, Justice Oguntoyinbo admitted them to bails in the
sum of N5m each with a surety each.
The judge ordered each surety to deposit the title documents and
Certificates of Occupancy of their landed property with the court’s
Deputy Chief Registrar.
They are also to provide three years tax clearance, while the
surety’s official and residential addresses as well as their phone
numbers should be verified by the prosecutor.
She adjourned the trial until Nov. 28.
According to the charge, the accused sometime in May hacked
Obasa’s Facebook account and retrieved information with which they
withdrew the alleged sum from his Guaranty Trust Bank’s
account.
After the Speaker reported the incident to the police, the
accused were arrested at different locations in Delta.
The offences contravened the provisions of Sections 27(1), (b)
and 22(2), (b), (ii) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention
Act, Laws of the Federation 2015.
(NAN)
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