The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will arraign 23 suspected internet fraudsters before a federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday.
In a statement on Thursday, Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, said the 23 suspects are among 93 people arrested on Sunday at a hotel within the precincts of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital.
“Upon profiling, almost all the suspects arrested have been indicted for alleged offences bordering on impersonation, identity and internet fraud,” the statement reads.
“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 targets and have confessed to their involvement in internet crimes.
“The arraignment of the remaining suspects is expected to follow shortly.”
The 23 suspects will take their plea before Deinde Dipeolu, judge of a Lagos federal high court.
