Police in Dubai have given details of how they got alleged Nigerian fraudster, Ramon Abass, nicknamed Hushpuppy.
They said the operation took four months, adding that they found 13 luxury cars, valued at N13.7bn, in the house he was arrested with his gang.
According to ‘The Punch’, the police revealed that upon the arrest of Hushpuppi and 12 other members of his crew, it discovered that fraud amounting to 1.6 billion Dirham (N168bn) had been committed by the gang.
No fewer than 1,926,400 people from different parts of the world were also said to have fallen victim.
“In less than just four months, the Dubai Police Force was able to solve the new operation dubbed Fox Hunt 2, where 12 other gang members were also arrested,” they were quoted as saying.
“Six raids were carried out simultaneously while the suspects were sleeping in their Dubai residences. After months of investigating and hours of monitoring the gang’s social media accounts, a team of highly trained Dubai Police officers were able to confirm the gang’s whereabouts and fraudulent activities.
“The Nigerian Instagram celebrity, who was arrested on multiple fraud charges for crimes committed in different parts of the world, boasted about his wealth and expensive possession on social media, claiming he is a successful businessman
