Magu speaks on Hushpuppi’s arrest by Interpol in Dubai
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that it was yet to get involved in Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi’s arrest by the International Police, Interpol, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, UAE.
Recall that the Interpol was reported to have arrested Hushpuppi in Dubai over alleged fraud, but the EFCC boss speaking on a Tellevision program said the FIB and the Interpol was yet to involve the EFCC in the case and that if they do they were ready to give assistance
Magu said: “We are yet to be involved in the case of Hushpuppi, but if they happen to give us this thing (details) we would assist.
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“We are not all about arresting, prosecuting and chasing internet fraudsters, and taking away the proceeds of their crime, but we are also trying to see whether we can rehabilitate them.
“Because most of these boys are either undergraduate or graduate from higher institutions so that they can be better people to our country.
“The menace of Yahoo boys is also a course of concern, we are collaborating with other law enforcement agencies.
“Yahoo boys have an association with their mothers who do not feel what their children are doing is a crime actually. It is called the “Yahoo Yahoo Mothers Association, a situation where the mother would go abroad and the child would stay there and help them syphon funds from credit card fraud.
“So we are doing everything possible to arrest the situation.”
Hushpuppi was accused of hacking into the United States, US, unemployed database and defrauding them of over $100 million meant for Native Americans in the battle against the coronavirus.
The Interpol on Friday said Hushpuppi will be extradited from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Nigeria to face alleged multiple fraud charges.
The Commissioner of Police (CP) INTERPOL, Garba Umar, made this known while speaking to The Nation and confirming the arrest of Hushpuppi.
He said: “Yes, It is true that Hushpuppi was arrested by the INTERPOL. We are currently working on bringing him to Nigeria to face charges of fraud.
“Some of the offences were committed here in Nigeria and he has to answer for them.”
He added that other accomplices are currently on their trial as Hushpuppi did not commit the crimes alone.
