Brand News Day Nigeria reports that news emerged a few hours ago in the Nigerian media, suggesting that internet fraudster, Ramon Abass popularly known as Hushpuppi is dead.
This online news platform understands that Hushpuppi death news emerged on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, after a Nigerian journalist, Kemi Olunloyo made a tweet that was misinterpreted to suggest that Hushpuppi who pleaded guilty and will be sentenced to a jail term of 20 years, is dead.
BrandNewsDay Nigeria recalls that Hushpuppi an Instagram sensation, became more famous when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), released detailed documents explaining how Supercop, Abba Kyari was working for Hushpuppi.
Taking the limelight and massive social media attention in 2015, Ramoni Igbalode Abbas popularly known as Ray Hushpuppi is a Nigerian fraudster that was originally based in Malaysia but later relocated to Dubai because of its status as one of the most elite societies in the world.
Born on the 14th of June 1988 in Lagos State, Hushpuppi is a 32-year-old multi-billionaire with an estimated net worth of over $150 million, according to reports from the FBI.
According to the documents released by the FBI as obtained by Brand News Day Nigeria, this online news platform reports that while the investigation was going on, it was discovered that DCP Abba Kyari had a relationship with Hushpuppi which went on till the latter was arrested. The documents revealed that while the investigation was going on, Hushpuppi reportedly took Kyari on an all expensed paid trip to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a presidential treatment from the moment he landed at the airport.
Hushpuppi dead or alive alongside is Hushpuppi dead? Are the trending searches in the Nigerian cyberspace begging for answers at the time of writing this report?
With micro-blogging sites, Twitter buzzing with the news with Hushpuppi death news, the question now is Hushpuppi alive or Hushpuppi is dead, well, we cannot authoritatively report that Hushpuppi is dead as that is not the case.
There is no report of Hushpuppi’s death, neither did Kemi Olunloyo tweet that Hushpuppi is dead, but the controversial journalist only tweeted: “Your boy is dead oo… They won’t announce yet”, which had since gone viral with some news platforms quoting the pharmacist cum journalist to have claimed that Hushpuppi is dead.
This tweet did not mention the name of the exact person controversial Kemi claimed was dead and his death was yet to be announced.
Meanwhile, Brand News Day reports that as at the time of writing, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), who released detailed documents explaining how Supercop, Abba Kyari was working for Hushpuppi, was yet to issue a statement regarding Hushpuppi death, neither did the Dubai police who arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) released a report.
Kemi Olunloyo has debunked news in some quarters quoting her to have confirmed that Hushpuppi is dead, calling on her followers to avoid blogs that reported the fake news.
“Focus I NEVER announced that Hushpuppi was dead. Fake Bloggers wrote that. Kanu was dead in a social experiment to teach him a lesson NEVER to declare our president dead. You obviously missed the article. I hate unintelligent people”
Hushpuppi’s girlfriend Amira Dyme, who he met in Dubai hasn’t made any statement since his arrest.
On apprehending Hushpuppi and his colleagues, the Dubai police charged them for committing crimes outside the United Arab Emirates. These crimes include:
The operation “Fox Hunt 2” which is the last straw that broke their camel’s back was worth the sum of $435 million.
Let me save you the stress of calculating its equivalent in naira. As at the time of writing this article, $435 million is about ₦168.5 billion. Yes! A hundred and sixty-eight billion Naira.
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