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OMG: HOW TEENAGER HACKED INTO WEMA BANK'S ACCOUNT TO STEAL N4M

Afnews Editor

Jul 10, 2019

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A teenager, Nonso Okereke, was on Wednesday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates' Court in Lagos for allegedly hacking into a Wema Bank account and stealing N4 million.

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Okereke, 19, is standing trial along with one Emeka Onumba, 36, on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.

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The defendants, whose residential addresses were not given, however, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate A.O. Alogba.

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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.

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Emby alleged that the defendants hacked into an account of Wema Bank, fraudulently transferred N4 million into various accounts, and later withdrew the money and shared.

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He said that the offences contravened Sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.

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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.

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He adjourned the case until July 18 for trial.

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