The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that flamboyant Nigerian social media sensation and most-wanted hacker, Ramoni Igbalode, alias Ray Hushpuppi, recently arrested by the International Police (Interpol) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation( FBI), has considerable cases of cybercrimes being investigated by the government agency.
The spokesman for EFCC, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement made available to the media that the anti-graft agency “is familiar with grisly details of his money laundering transactions, involving many high-profile cybercriminals’ facing trial in Nigeria.
Dele Oyewale further said: “The Commission is engaging with the FBI in tracing the 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”.
It will be recalled that Hushpuppi was arrested on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in the United Arab Emirates in connection with $35 million ventilator scam.
His flamboyant lifestyle and flaunting of luxury status symbols on social media had made him a celebrity with thousands of followers. Many had questioned the source of his apparent wealth in the past as it was obvious Hushpuppi had no physical business presence even though he claimed to be into real estate.
For now he's still a guest of the FBI and a lot of people (both friend and foe) are eagerly anticipating the outcome of the travails of the alleged big time scammer.
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