The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has confirmed that it will on Friday, August 15, arraign the suspects arrested at a hotel within the former President Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, OOPL, for alleged internet fraud.
Recalls that EFCC operatives on Sunday raided the premises of the OOPL and arrested 93 suspects for alleged involvement in internet fraud.
The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement issued on Thursday, said that out of the 93 suspects, 23 would be arraigned before Justice D. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos.
“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.
“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.”
