The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has refuted claims that it targeted the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library during a recent raid that led to the arrest of 93 suspected internet fraudsters in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Responding to allegations by the library’s management which demanded N3.5bn compensation and a public apology — EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale clarified that the suspects were apprehended at a hotel located within the library precincts, not inside the facility itself.
He explained that the sting followed intelligence that the suspects were holding a pool party to mark alleged cyber-fraud activities. “The party was initially planned for two other locations but was moved to the hotel within OOPL premises to evade detection,” Oyewale said.
He noted that profiling carried out by investigators revealed offences such as impersonation, identity theft and online fraud. The EFCC said 23 of the suspects will be arraigned on August 15 at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, with others to follow in batches.
