The Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) has announced that it will on Friday August 15, 2025 arraign 23 out of the 93 of the suspected internet fraudsters it arrested at the Green Legacy Hotel located within the precincts of former President Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The suspects, who were arrested in the early hours of Sunday in a raid by EFCC operatives during a pool party at the hotel, are to be arraigned before Justice D. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
According to a statement on Thursday by EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, “upon profiling, almost all the suspects arrested have been indicted for alleged offences bordering on impersonation, identity and internet fraud.
“The arraignment of the suspects, scheduled in batches, is coming on the heels of their arrest at a Pool Party where they were celebrating their exploits.
“The party was initially planned to hold in two locations but was shifted to the hotel in OOPL ostensibly to escape possible arrest by operatives of the EFCC.
“The planners got wind of the Commission’s intelligence and scampered to the OOPL expecting a sort of covering from arrest.”
However, the statement said that “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 arraignment of the remaining suspects is expected to follow shortly.”
