How 17-Year-Old Boy Hacked Into My Bank Account In My Office-EFCC Chairman

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC,  Mr Ola Olukoyede,  has disclosed how a 17-year-old boy   hacked into his personal computer and bank account  with ease  while undergoing custodial interrogation in Lagos.

The young boy in question had according him gotten invited for questioning only to witness  how he seamlessly  circumvented security measures of his locked computer right  in his presence.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Olukoyede  said this while talking to journalists  at the EFCC Headquarters, Jabi, Abuja recently.

‘I brought into my Lagos office a seventeen-year-old boy who is studying History and Anthropology. He is in the 200- level. He is not doing anything science-related. The guy sat in my office in Lagos and demonstrated some things to me on my laptop.

He asked for my number, I gave him my number and through my number, he got my BVN. He then mentioned the name of my account number to me at the bank. I didn’t tell him anything’ he said.

Olukoyede stated the need for the country to  take all necessary measures to discourage the young boy in question and others  as their actions could lead to imprisonment or even fatal consequences.

‘The problem is, I see crime in that, and I also see opportunities in it. So, if you leave these guys, we don’t make them know that what they are doing is wrong, if you leave them, they will continue to see it as a way of life to make money.

 We plead for light sentences so that we can reorientate them and that’s part of what we’re doing. What joy will I derive from sending a 17-year-old boy to jail? You have destroyed his future. You have destroyed his career.

Sometimes they give them options of fines and all of that conviction, so we bring them in, lecture them and talk to them’ he said.

‘Look, oga, I can make 10 million now. I will demonstrate it to you. I will move money from your account to mine’  the EFCC chairman quoted the young boy to have submitted.

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‘I said no, don’t do that in my office and he was ready to do that. When he opened my laptop, I didn’t give him the key to my laptop and he had access’ he added.

Giving reasons for his involvement in hacking activities , the  young boy explained that his parents, who are both farmers, were unable to work on their farm due to security concerns.

‘He has two younger ones. One is in JSS2 and the other is in SSS2. He is the one feeding his parents and responsible for the payment of tuition for his younger ones.

I saw a Bill Gates in that guy.

 I told my family, we are going to assist him.

I spoke to one of my friends who is also ready to help take up the schooling of the SSS 2 guy. So, I’m still looking for someone who will take up the one for the JSS 2 sibling’ the EFCC Chairman added–Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you