How man who sneaked into bank through toilet was caught hacking systems

A man, who sneaked into a bank’s toilet during working hours and hid inside the ceiling overnight to hack into its computer systems, has been caught by security personnel. The incident, which has since gone viral, reportedly happened at a bank in Imo State. An X user, who shared details of the incident alongside a […]

A man, who sneaked into a bank’s toilet during working hours and hid inside the ceiling overnight to hack into its computer systems, has been caught by security personnel.

The incident, which has since gone viral, reportedly happened at a bank in Imo State.

An X user, who shared details of the incident alongside a video, stated that the unidentified man had entered the bank during the day posing as a regular customer.

By morning, staff returned to find the toilet door locked from the inside.

Upon forcing it open, they found the man in the ceiling. When the systems were turned on, they reportedly displayed the message: “Restarting. Click OK to accept.”

“Yesterday, a customer entered a bank. He went to the toilet, climbed into the ceiling, and waited until staff left. At night, he descended and attempted to hack the systems before locking himself in. This morning, colleagues discovered the door locked from the inside, broke in, and found someone in the ceiling. Upon turning on the system, it displayed a message stating, ‘Restarting. Click OK to accept.’,” the user wrote.

The video showed as the man was dragged out and physically assaulted by security operatives who stormed the location after they were alerted.

Reacting to the video, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, condemned the conduct of the officers, adding that the matter would be investigated.

“Unprofessional conduct. Too bad. Many indecent acts were spotted in the video. We will look into it holistically,” Adejobi posted on X.

The incident has sparked questions about bank security protocols and how vulnerable institutions may be to physical breaches. The treatment meted out to the suspect was also condemned.

@RitzyMoi said: “This boy must have been very high on something, otherwise why lock himself in? Why no wait till bank returns to work and he gets himself out the way he entered? And for all the security in that branch, how can someone be inside the bank through the nigh and you are not aware?”

@Nithsmith wrote: “Nobody will be safe in Nigeria because of hunger soon if Nigerians don’t vote out the APC.”

@breokwaraji: “Police, your men are so unprofessional. What is the difference between their actions here and what obtains when a thief is caught in a market square? I think if this didn’t happen in a corporate environment, they would have lynched the criminal.”

@achieverwealth: “Look at how the police man is behaving like Jackie Chan for this matter. If na polithiecians now, he go fold like foden.”

Authorities are yet to release an official statement.