Hacker Allegedly Swindle Moniepoint Bank N1.19 Billion
Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) don carry one man, Sunday Ozimede, go Federal High Court for Lagos say e use hacker skills steal N1,190,728,076 billion from Moniepoint Microfinance Bank.
Di prosecutor yarn say di accused use fraud take collect N945,728,076 million wey belong to di bank customers. E talk say di guy transfer di money enter different banks through illegal transactions.
Di mata wey dem dey call “cybercrime” happen for May, 2024. Di prosecutor talk say di act dey against di Cyber Crimes Act 2015 (wey dem amend for 2024) and Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022.
Di judge don give Ozimede bail, but e go get surety wey own land for Lagos jurisdiction. Di court talk say dem go verify di surety and di bail condition. Di next hearing na for March 13.
How Di Hacker Take Run Di Job
Di prosecutor explain for court say di hacker sabi enter Moniepoint Microfinance Bank data system, come plant bug wey divert N145 million enter him personal account. E then share di money enter different accounts wey e dey control.
Dem also accuse di man say e sabi say di money na from illegal activity but e still chop am.
If di court find am guilty, di law go punish am under di Cyber Crimes Act and Money Laundering Act. Di case don dey hot as dem dey ready for di next court sitting.
