A teenager, Nonso was on Wednesday brought before an Igbosere
Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly hacking into a Wema Bank
account and stealing N4 million.
Nonso, 19, is standing trial with one Emeka, 36, on two counts
of conspiracy and stealing.
The defendants, whose residential addresses were not given,
however, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate A.O. Alogba.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Ingobo Emby told the court that the duo
committed the offences sometime in January at Wema Bank Plc
Headquarters, located at 54, Marina St., Lagos Island.
Emby alleged that the defendants hacked into a Wema Bank
account, fraudulently transferred four million Naira into various
accounts. They allegedly withdrew the money and shared it.
He said that the offences contravened Sections 287 and 411 of
the Criminal Law of Lagos State.
The magistrate granted them bail in the sum of N400, 000 each
with two sureties each in like sum who must have N500,000 in their
bank accounts.
He adjourned the case until July 18 for trial.
(NAN)
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