Three men, accused of hacked the Facebook account of Lagos Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa and stole N9.1 million, were on Monday re-arraigned before Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of a Federal High Court, Lagos.
The accused — Frank Nwokobia, 27; Ezeoke Kanayochukwu, 25; and Godwin Essien, 28 — are standing trial on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, fraud, impersonation and identity theft.
The trio had been earlier arraigned before vacation judge, Justice Chuka Obiozor in September.
The accused are being prosecuted by the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), who alleged that the men hacked the Facebook account Obasa and stole N9.1 million.
At the re-arraignment on Monday , the Prosecutor, Mr William Ologun, informed the court of the charge against the accused and urged the court to take fresh pleas.
The accused denied the charge and their…
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