All Progressives Congress has called on relevant security agencies to probe of some top-ranking members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party linked with suspected cybercriminal, Ramon Abbas known as Hushpuppi.
Hushpuppi was recently arrested along with associates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and extradited to the US to face trial over cyber-enabled fraud and Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes.
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APC’s request was contained in a statement signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, in Abuja, on Saturday.
He said the links between PDP leaders and Hushpuppi should be a matter of serious interest to relevant authorities in Nigeria.
Nabena noted that that the suspect was arrested in Dubai, which was a destination of choice for PDP leaders during the 2019 general elections.
APC’s statement reads;
We note that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has already declared the arraigned Instagram celebrity wanted over fraud allegations.
However, the EFCC, Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit and other sister agencies must investigate money laundering reports linking some PDP leaders and financiers to the Dubai-based international criminal ring.
That the PDP leadership turned Dubai into their ‘Strategic’ meeting place ahead of the 2019 general elections in Nigeria and ‘Hushpuppi’s’ affinity with the PDP leadership is not mere coincidence.
At different times, “Hushpuppi” was photographed in Dubai meeting with the PDP’s 2019 presidential candidate, Alh. Atiku Abubakar; former Senate President, Bukola Saraki; former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; Senator Dino Melaye among other PDP stalwarts.
While relevant authorities investigate the nature of their relationship and business partnership, we also challenge the PDP leadership to do same by opening up on the nature of the relationship, particularly the kind of services the arrested “Hushpuppi” provided them.
In the lead-up to the Edo and Ondo governorship elections, we renew our call against monetised elections and vote buying schemes which the PDP has serially deployed in elections.
We call on relevant authorities to up their guard to prevent these practices that threaten the sanctity of our elections. The people’s will and votes should determine elections, not illicit money used to buy votes.
This comes a day after Hushpuppi made his first appearance in a Chicago court to face prosecution for charge ranging from money laundering to Business Email Compromise (BEC) frauds and other scams, including schemes targeting a U.S. law firm, a foreign bank and an English Premier League soccer club.
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It was also alleged that Hushpuppi finances his opulent lifestyle of designer clothes, wearing expensive watches, posing in or with luxury cars and charter jets through stolen funds.
