The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has revealed that 58 out of the 69 students of the institution earlier arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been released.
The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju,who revealed this said the remaining 11 had cases to answer with the anti-graft agency.
He stated that the release of the students was effected after a meeting between the management of the institution and the EFCC in Ibadan.
He, however, maintained that the university would not stop the anti-graft agency from doing its job
“58 of the students were released to us. The remaining 11 of them have cases to answer.”
Recall that the anti-gravity agency, in a midnight raid, stormed a private hostel outside the OAU campus, including Fine Touch and Superb hostels in the Oduduwa Estate, Ile-Ife, broke into rooms, and arrested some students.
It was gathered that the arrested students were taken to the EFCC Zonal office, Ibadan, Oyo State.
The EFCC, in a statement on its verified Facebook page hours later, confirmed that it arrested 69 suspects in Ile-Ife. The anti-graft agency listed the names of the suspects but was silent on their identities as students.
“They were arrested on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at the Oduduwa Estate area of Ile-Ife, Osun State, following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in fraudulent Internet-related activities. Credible intelligence linked Oduduwa Estate with the activities of suspected internet fraudsters,” the statement said
