EFCC clears the air on operation at Obasanjo Library
Photo: Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson
Following the arrest of 93 suspected internet fraudsters at a hotel within the premises of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it will arraign 23 out of the suspects before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.
This was even as the commission clarified that the library was not its primary target, but the suspected internet fraudsters within its premises.
Upon investigation almost all the suspects arrested have been indicted for alleged offences bordering on impersonation, identity, and internet fraud, EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale 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.
The party was initially planned to be held in two locations, but was shifted to the hotel in the OOPL, ostensibly to escape possible arrest by operatives of the EFCC.
Oyewale said, “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.
The arraignment of the remaining suspects is expected to follow shortly.
Source : Daily Sun
