Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Sunday reportedly raided the Green Legacy Hotel, located within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) premises in Abeokuta, Ogun State, arresting several youths suspected to be internet fraudsters.
The raid, carried out in the early hours of Sunday, disrupted a pool party taking place at the hotel.
Witnesses said panic erupted as gunshots rang out, with many attendees seen fleeing in a viral video.
Sources disclosed that the operation, led by EFCC operatives from the Lagos Directorate, resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of more than 20 luxury cars along with other valuables.
The incident occurred just five days after EFCC’s Ibadan Zonal Directorate arrested 55 suspected internet fraudsters — including one found with two locally-made pistols — during a raid on K-Hotel in Itori, Ewekoro, Ogun State.
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An eyewitness, identified on X (formerly Twitter) as A. Ayomide, recounted narrowly avoiding the raid:
“Literally left my house past midnight to go to OOPL, got there and the crowd was too much. I don’t like the settings, my guy doesn’t like the settings, so we were just at the car park. Left around 1:30, 20 minutes later I get home and I’m getting calls that EFCC is raiding OOPL.”
The Managing Director of OOPL Ventures, Vitalis Ortese, in a statement on Sunday confirmed the raid.
“Yes, they did. There was an incident this morning. We will find out and we will let you know,” he told our correspondent.