Court orders banks refund
Cyber Fraud: 54 Banks Ordered to Refund N9.3bn Stolen by Hackers
In a landmark ruling aimed at curbing financial cybercrime, Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered 54 Nigerian banks and financial institutions to return the sum of N9,329,322,870 fraudulently diverted by hackers from an unnamed old-generation bank. The court’s decision, delivered on April 15, 2025, followed an ex parte motion […]