The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned two persons for allegedly hacking into the database of Enterprise Bank Plc.

The suspects – Ola Lawal and Abass Ajide – were arraigned on a four count charge of conspiracy to defraud, felony, stealing and forgery.

A third suspect identified by EFCC operatives as Olumide Kayode was said to be on the run.

According to the EFCC, the suspects conspired to defraud Enterprise Bank by hacking into the bank’s network with the aid of their laptop, router model and grabber/key logger in order to obtain the password of key operational staff through the Central Processing Unit, CPU.

The defendants, according to the prosecution, attempted to access the network of the bank without the appropriate authorization.

It was also alleged that the defendants wanted to access the CPU to conduct fraudulent transactions and transfer monies into other accounts.

The second defendant, Ajibade, was also alleged to have forged a Certificate of National Diploma purportedly issued by The Polytechnic of Ibadan to one Ajibade Abass Rotimi with matriculation number 029511.

The offences are contrary to Sections 323, 361(1)(e), and 409 and punishable under Sections 285(1) and (363)(1) of the Criminal Laws No. 11, Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.

When the four-count charge was read, the defendants pleaded not guilty to all of them.

The court did not take any plea from the accused but the presiding judge, Lawal Akapo, subsequently ordered the suspects to be remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Lagos pending when their application would be formally heard.

He subsequently adjourned the matter till October 26, this year.