The Economic and Financial Crime Commission(EFCC) said it was not involved in the arrest of of Raymond Igbalode better known as Hushpuppi who allegedly defrauded the U.S $100 million.

EFCC acting Chairman Mr. Magu made this disclosure while addressing TVC newsmen on Friday June 13, said, the commission is not yet involve in the arrest of Hushpuppi, he was only arrested by International Police(INTERPOL) for fraud.

Recall that Hushipuppi alongside withhis other colleagues were arrested by INTERPOL following intlelegent report from the FBI in the united Arab Emirates(U.A.E) and the news of his arrest surface on the internet on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.

The EFCC boss also said that, EFCC is not all about arrest and prosecution of internet fraudsters but, also involved in rehabilitating the suspects.


He 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.”

“We are not all about arresting, prosecuting and chasing of internet fraudsters, and taking away the proceeds of their crime, but we are also trying to see wether we can rehabilitate them.

“Because most of this boys are either undergraduate or graduate from higher institutions, so 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 suitation 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,”.

source: https://insidenaija.com.ng/2020/06/13/efcc-is-not-involved-in-the-arrest-of-hushipuppi/