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By Adebisi Fatima Sogbade\/<\/p>\n
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Ibadan<\/p>\n
Two men, Saheed Oladeji, 43, and Emmanuel Ogundare, 43, on Thursday, appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates\u2019 Court, Ibadan, charged with hacking a bank customer\u2019s account and stealing N29,311,631<\/p>\n
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The defendants, both residents of Alakia area of Ibadan, pleaded not guilty to the two counts of conspiracy and stealing.<\/p>\n
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The Prosecutor, ASP Sikiru Opaleye said that the defendants with others now at large allegedly committed the offences on March 31 at about 2:00p.m.<\/p>\n
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Opaleye said that the defendant allegedly hacked into a customer\u2019s Polaris bank account at the Abayomi, Iwo Road branch , Ibadan, and stole N29,311,631.<\/p>\n
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He said that the customer after receiving alerts on the account complained to the bank and subsequently the police was invited to investigate the matter.<\/p>\n
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The prosecutor said that the police upon receiving the report tracked the defendants to their home at Alakia where they were arrested.<\/p>\n
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He said that the offences contravened the provision of Sections 383, 390 (9) and 516 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2000<\/p>\n
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The bank was represented in court by Mr Ayodeji Olupeka.<\/p>\n
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Defence Counsel, Kemi Fowosola (Ph.d) asked for the defendant\u2019s bail on most liberal terms.<\/p>\n
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The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N7.5 million each with two sureties each in like sum.<\/p>\n
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Ogunkanmi said that one of the sureties to each defendant must be property owners within the court\u2019s jurisdiction, while the others must be blood relatives of the defendants.<\/p>\n
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She, thereafter, adjourned the matter until Dec. 12, for hearing. (NAN)(www.primerisenews.ng)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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