The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced plans to arraign 23 suspected internet fraudsters on Friday, August 15, 2025, before Justice D. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The suspects are among 93 individuals arrested during a raid on a hotel within the precincts of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta.
In a statement posted on its official X handle, the EFCC confirmed that, following profiling, almost all the suspects were indicted for alleged offences bordering on impersonation, identity theft, and internet fraud.
According to the Commission, the arrests took place during a pool party where the suspects were reportedly celebrating their illicit exploits. The gathering, initially planned for two different locations, was moved to the hotel in the OOPL area in a bid to evade detection.
“The planners got wind of the Commission’s intelligence and scampered to the OOPL expecting a sort of covering from arrest. The former President’s facility was not a target of EFCC’s operations. The suspects were the target and have confessed their involvement in internet crimes,” the statement read.
The EFCC stressed that the arraignment will be conducted in batches, with the remaining suspects expected to be brought before the court in due course.
Credit: @officialEFCC via X.
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