The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] on Wednesday arraigned four suspected fraudsters before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos.

The suspects – Richard Ironbar Edemdem, Samuel Okpapi, Nelson Ojovbo, Bamigbade Olushola and a company, ISD Technology Limited – were arraigned before Justice Muhammad Liman on a three-count bordering on felony and stealing to the tune of N36.84m.

One of the counts reads:

“That you, Richard Ironbar Edemdem, Samuel Okpapi, Nelson Ojovbo, Bamigbade Olushola and ISD Technology Ltd and one Shola (Still at large), sometime in 2017, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, conspired among yourselves to commit a felony to wit: Tampering with critical mobile Telecommunications network system and thereby committed an offence contrary to Sections 27 (1)(b) and 10 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under the same section of the Act.”

The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them by the EFCC.