EFCC To Arraign 23 Suspected Internet Fraudsters Friday \u2022 Channels Television
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Following the arrest of 93 suspected internet fraudsters at a hotel within the precincts of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) will tomorrow, Friday, August 15, 2025, arraign 23 of the suspects before Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.<\/strong><\/p>\n According to a statement by the EFCC\u2019s head of media and publicity, Dele Oyewale, in their profiling, almost all the suspects arrested have been indicted for alleged offences bordering on impersonation, identity, and internet fraud.<\/p>\n The arraignment of the suspects, scheduled in batches, is coming on the heels of their arrest at a pool party where they were celebrating.<\/p>\n The EFCC said its intelligence report gathered that the party was initially planned to hold in two locations, but was shifted to the hotel in OOPL to escape possible arrest by operatives of the commission.<\/p>\n The agency said the planners got wind of the commission\u2019s intelligence and scampered to the OOPL, expecting a sort of covering from arrest.<\/p>\n \u201cThe former president\u2019s facility was not a target of EFCC\u2019s operations. The suspects were the targets and have confessed to their involvement in internet crimes.<\/p>\n \u201cThe arraignment of the remaining suspects is expected to follow shortly,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n