There was panic in the early hours of Sunday when operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), reportedly stormed the Green Legacy Hotel, located within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) complex, arresting several youths suspected of internet fraud during a poolside party.

The operation, carried out by officers from the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Office, threw the premises into chaos as gunshots rang out, sending guests and partygoers scrambling for safety.

According to Eyewitness account, the operatives arrived without prior warning, swiftly seizing vehicles and valuables. Videos circulating online showed terrified guests fleeing the scene.

Sources disclosed that more than 20 luxury cars were impounded during the raid.

The incident comes just days after EFCC operatives from the Ibadan Zonal Directorate raided K-Hotel in Itori, Ewekoro Local Government Area, arresting 55 suspects, one of whom was allegedly found with two locally made pistols.

A social media user on X (formerly Twitter), identified as A. Ayomide, recounted how he narrowly avoided being caught in Sunday’s 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. Twenty minutes later, I get home and I’m getting calls that EFCC is raiding OOPL,” he wrote.

When contacted, the Managing Director of OOPL Ventures, Vitalis Ortese, confirmed there was an incident but declined to provide further details.

“Yes, they did. There was an incident this morning. We will find out and we will let you know,” he said.

EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Command spokesperson, Ayo Oyewole, said he was not aware of the operation but promised to investigate.

As of time of filing the report, efforts to obtain an official statement from the commission has not yielded fruit.