An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ms Adewunmi Omotosho on Monday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how alleged Access Bank hacker, Chris Ihebuzo was apprehended by the anti-graft agency. The EFCC investigator further told the court that after his arrest, the defendant volunteered his statement to the commission under caution. NAN reports that Ihebuzo is facing a seven-count charge of stealing, demanding property by written threats, attempting to obtain property by false pretence and unauthorised access to computer material. Other charges are: unauthorised access with intent to commit and facilitate the commission of further offences and unauthorised modification of computer materials. The defendant had claimed that he had in his possession, Access Bank Public Liability Company’s documents, containing the phone numbers, bank accounts, NIN numbers, and Biometrics Verification Numbers (BVN) of the bank’s customers.

Source: The Guardian February 07, 2022 20:49 UTC