The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Instagram celebrity, Ramoni Igbalode, popularly known as Hushpuppi, “Nigeria’s most-wanted hacker.”
Hushpuppi was recently arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by the International Police (Interpol) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) over fraud-related allegations.
EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Thursday, said the commission is now on the trail of other fraudsters directly involved with the internet personality, adding that “he has a case to answer.”
“The EFCC is familiar with grisly details of his money laundering transactions, involving many high-profile cybercriminals facing trial in Nigeria,” the statement read in part.
“The Commission is engaging with the FBI in tracking victims of his fraudulent transactions and other fraudsters having direct involvement with him. Local cybercriminals with money laundering networks with him are also being investigated.”
The commission added that the Instagram celebrity was arrested on June 10 “in connection with $35million ventilator scam.”
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Hushpuppi is known for his luxury lifestyle, which sees him flaunt expensive vehicles, dine with celebrities, and spread pictures of his glamorous home’s state-of-the-art furniture on social media.
In 2019, he made headlines after he claimed that his driver earned as much a non-fraudulent commissioner in Nigeria.
Hushpuppi’s case comes months after the anti-graft agency docked Mompha, another wealthy internet personality, over alleged N32.9 billion money laundering.
It also comes at about the same time when Cubana Chief Priest, a nightlife promoter, was detained by the police over alleged misuse of escorts and unexplained wealth.
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