The conviction was secured by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which disclosed the development in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
According to the commission, Nweke accessed a desktop computer assigned to another employee, Emmanuella Anyanwu, without authorisation on June 21, 2025. The action allegedly facilitated the unauthorised withdrawal of ₦1 million from an account belonging to Leelee Dumbari.
The EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 prosecuted Nweke on a one-count charge of unlawful withdrawal under Section 386(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Nweke pleaded not guilty to the charge, leading to a full trial before Justice Ismail Ijelu. During the proceedings, the prosecution called five witnesses, while the defence presented one witness.
Delivering judgment on Monday, October 19, 2026, Justice Ijelu found the former banker guilty and ordered him to pay a fine of ₦1 million within 30 days.
The court further ruled that failure to pay the fine within the stipulated period would result in Nweke being remanded in a correctional centre for six months.
ANOTHER FORMER BANKER SENTENCED TO PRISON
In a related development, the court sentenced another former banker, Samuel Ihechukwu Asiegbu, to prison over offences involving unauthorised access to a computer system and fraud.
Asiegbu was arraigned on June 23, 2025, alongside several others on four counts bordering on conspiracy, stealing and unauthorised access to a computer system with the intention of committing fraud.
Following a trial that lasted 135 days, the court sentenced him to 10 months and eight days’ imprisonment on one count and one year and eight months on another, with no option of a fine.
The court ordered that both sentences run concurrently, while the first two counts were struck out.
The cases highlight the legal consequences of unauthorised access to computer systems and the misuse of banking platforms to facilitate fraudulent transactions.
