The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Ugoh Christogonus Onyewuchi, a Lagos-based businessman, and his company, C-PAC Integrated Service Nigeria, for allegedly stealing over ₦215.8 million through an unauthorized breach of a commercial bank’s server.

The defendants appeared before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, October 13, 2025, following their arraignment by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC on a two-count charge bordering on stealing and retention of proceeds of criminal conduct.

Details of the Allegation

According to the EFCC, Onyewuchi allegedly retained control of ₦215,800,000, part of a larger ₦8.5 billion sum reportedly stolen from customer accounts domiciled in a commercial bank. The funds were allegedly diverted through unauthorized access to the bank’s computer systems and servers and subsequently transferred into the account of C-PAC Integrated Service Nigeria.

The Charges

Count One:

That you, Ugoh Christogonus Onyewuchi and C-PAC Integrated Service Nigeria, sometime in 2025 in Lagos, retained control of the sum of ₦215,800,000, which formed part of ₦8,568,090,500 stolen from accounts domiciled with a commercial bank through unauthorized access to its computers and servers, and paid into your account (No. 5080158271) with the account name C-PAC Integrated Service Nigeria.

Count Two:

That you, Ugoh Christogonus Onyewuchi and C-PAC Integrated Service Nigeria, sometime in 2025 in Lagos, dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of ₦215,800,000, which formed part of the same ₦8.5 billion stolen through unauthorized access to a bank’s computer systems and transferred into your company account.

Court Proceedings

Upon reading the charges, Onyewuchi pleaded not guilty.
The prosecution counsel, M.K. Bashir, requested that the court set a trial date and order the defendant’s remand in a correctional facility pending trial.

However, the defence counsel, G.D. Innocent, appealed to the court to allow his client to continue enjoying the bail earlier granted by Justice I.O. Idowu during the court’s vacation session.

After considering the submissions, Justice Abike-Fadipe upheld the defence’s request, ordering that the defendant remain in custody pending the perfection of his bail conditions.

The case was adjourned to December 17 and 18, 2025, for commencement of trial.