EFCC arraigns 23 internet fraudsters arrested at Obasanjo library

The Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) will on Friday, August 15, 2025, arraign 23 out of 93 suspected internet fraudsters arrested at a hotel within the precincts of former President Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State.

The suspected internet fraudsters will be arraigned before Justice D. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State.

The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, made this known in a statement on Thursday, August 14.

Oyewale said upon profiling, almost all the suspects arrested were indicted for alleged offences bordering on impersonation, identity, and internet fraud.

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He said 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.

Oyewale stated: “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.”

He added that the arraignment of the remaining suspected internet fraudsters will follow shortly.

The Star