The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a popular Tiktok musician, Crown Uzama (known as ShalliPopi) and his manager, Ajayi Hafeez (known as 21 Badda) for alleged internet-related fraud.
Anti-graft Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a statement issued Tuesday in Abuja.
As captured by ‘Naijabionet’, Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, was born on April 12, 2000. He hails from the Eastern region of Nigeria but he currently lives in Lagos State.
– Shallipopi began his music career at an early age and his passion for music made him venture into creating music.
– He started by posting his freestyles on TikTok and other social media platforms.
– He gained popularity in 2023 after he released his debut single titled “Elon Musk” which quickly went viral.However, Shallipopi had to take the song down because he was faced with a copyright case. The case was that the beat in his song was not created by him. So, he had to redo the song and post it on every musical platform.
“Also arrested are: Leche Sokomba, Onoja Uroko, Cornelius Agbodesi, Edigim Success, Azubuike Oniya, Usman Shereef, Victory Chiemela, Lambert Chikwado, Asoore Oloruntoba and Malik Jibril.
“They were arrested following actionable intelligence about a proposed show by suspected Internet fraudsters at Barnawa, Kaduna,” he said.
“Items recovered include mobile phones, laptop computers and two vehicles.
“The suspects will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of the investigation,” he said
