US/NIGERIA FRAUD CASE
POLICE in Nigeria said they had ordered an investigation after a social media celebrity standing trial in the US alleged that a senior officer was complicit in fraud. Deputy Police Commissioner
Abba Kyari was implicated by Nigerian influencer Ramos Abbas, known as Hushpuppi, who pleaded guilty to money laundering and other crimes according to US court documents. Hushpuppi’s crimes cost his victims almost $24 million (R250m) the FBI said in a statement this week.
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