Nigeria, May 20 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the remand of five individuals, including a bank manager and a nursing mother, for allegedly hacking into the server of Premium Trust Bank.

The defendants are Matthew Damilola, the bank's E-Payment Service Manager; Kehinde Odeyemi (a mother of a four-month-old baby); Samson Dakup, Bolaji Yinka, and Sunday Okunnola.

Judge Alexander Owoeye ordered their detention following their arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on six counts of conspiracy, cybercrime, and unlawful access to the bank's database.

EFCC's lawyer, Zeenat Atiku, alleged that the defendants conspired with three others -Humble, Isa Ismaila, and Victor 'Oracle' Ilemona -who are...