The Dubai Police Force , United Arab Emirates, has revealed how it arrested Nigerian Instagram celebrity , Ramon Abass , aka Hushpuppi .
In a video released on its official Twitter handle on Thursday , the police said a special team had been tracking the suspect and his gang ’ s activities on the social media for about four months.
The DPF revealed that upon the arrest of Hushpuppi and 12 other members of his crew , including Olalekan Ponle , aka Woodberry , they discovered that fraud amounting to 1 . 6 billion dirham ( N 168 bn ) had been perpetrated by the gang .
No fewer than 1 , 926, 400 persons from different parts of the world were also said to have fallen victim to the suspects .
According to the police , 13 luxury cars , estimated at 35 million dirham ( N 3 . 7 bn ) were recovered from the house , where the suspects were arrested .
The Dubai police said the raid , carried out on June 10 , 2020 , was dubbed: Fox Hunt 2 .
While footage of the operation played , a narrator said , “ 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 .
“ 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 .
“ Little did Abass ( Hushpuppi ) know that the Dubai E - police were tracking his every move and taking note of all his social media activities . ”
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