The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that social media celebrity, Ramoni Igbalode, aka Ray Hushpuppi, made money laundering transactions with many high-profile cybercriminals facing trial in Nigeria.
The anti-graft agency said this in a statement on Thursday issued by its spokesman, Dele Oyewale.
The commission said it was working with the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation to trace those allegedly defrauded by Hushpuppi.
The statement read: “Nigerian most-wanted hacker, Ramoni Igbalode, alias Ray Hushpuppi, recently arrested by the International Police and the FBI, has considerable cases of cybercrimes being investigated by the EFCC.
“The commission is familiar with grisly details of his money laundering transactions, involving many high-profile cybercriminals facing trial in Nigeria.
“The commission is engaging with the FBI in tracing 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.”
Hushpuppi was arrested on June 10 in the United Arab Emirates in connection with $35 million ventilator scam.
