The Federal high court in Lagos
has sent 3 men to Ikoyi prison for theft of N9.2 million, belonging to Lagos
State House of Assembly speaker, Mudashiru Obasa.
The men, Frank Nwokobia, 27,
Ezeoke Kanayochukwu, 25, and Godwin Essien, 28, were charged by the State
Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), of the Lagos State
Police Command, Panti-Yaba, of the Nigerian Police Force and arraigned on
Wednesday, August 9, 2017.
The trio allegedly conspired to
hack the Facebook account of the speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly and
also gained access to his account at Guaranty Trust Bank, where they stole his
N9,188,100.
The men were all arraigned before
Justice Chuka Obiozor, on a five-count charge of conspiracy, impersonation, and
theft.
The police prosecutor, Barrister
Williams Olu Ologun informed the court that the three accused were arrested in
Delta State, after Obasa, petitioned the police that his Facebook account had
been hacked into and that the sum of N9.188,100 million had been withdrawn from
his account by unidentified individuals.
Ologun also stated that upon the
arrest of the accused, they voluntarily made statement admitting being into
cybercrime business.
The offences alleged to have been
committed by the accused persons are contrary to sections 27(1)(b) and
22(2)(b)(ii) of Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act, 2015.
The three accused pleaded not
guilty to the charges.
Justice Chuka Obiozor, admitted
the accused to bail in the sum of N5 million with one surety each.
The surety must be recommended by
their lawyer, who must be resident of Lagos State, with landed property and
three years tax payment.
The judge also stated that the
property title documents and tax payment must be verified by the court’s deputy
chief registrar.
Thereafter, Justice Obiozor
ordered that the three accused be remanded in the prison custody, pending the
perfection of their bail conditions.
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