Two Women Arraigned Over Alleged False Access Bank Shutdown Rumour
Wale Igbintade The Force Criminal Investigation Department (ForceCID), Alagbon Annex, Ikoyi, Lagos, has arraigned two women before the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged false publication claiming that
Idorenyin Samuel Umoh and Fineness Monday Esu appeared before the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly spreading a false rumor about Access Bank shutting down. The defendants are charged with conspiring to transmit false information about Access Bank through computer systems and networks on July 28, 2026. Prosecutors allege that the women knowingly circulated the false information on Facebook and WhatsApp with the intention of causing lawlessness and public alarm.
They face three counts under the Cybercrimes Act and the Criminal Code Act. The defendants deny the charges, pleading not guilty to all counts. The court ordered them remanded in custody pending a bail hearing on November 25, 2026.
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