EFCC to Arraign 23 Suspected Internet Fraudsters Arrested at Hotel in OOPL

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Friday, August 15, 2025, arraign 23 suspected internet fraudsters before Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The defendants are among 93 suspects arrested earlier this month during a raid at a hotel located within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

In a statement, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said profiling of the suspects revealed that almost all of them had been indicted for alleged offences bordering on impersonation, identity theft, and internet fraud. He added that the arraignment would be conducted in batches.

According to the EFCC, the arrests followed intelligence that the group was holding a pool party to celebrate. “The party was initially planned to hold in two locations, but was shifted to the hotel in OOPL to escape possible arrest by operatives of the commission,” the agency said.

The statement further disclosed that the organisers had learned of the EFCC’s intelligence and “scampered to the OOPL, expecting a sort of covering from arrest.”

Clarifying the circumstances, the EFCC noted: “The former president’s facility was not a target of EFCC’s operations. The suspects were the targets and have confessed to their involvement in internet crimes. The arraignment of the remaining suspects is expected to follow shortly.”