JUST IN: Dubai Police Extradite Hushpuppi, Woodberry To US

The arrest of popular Instagram socialite, Ramond Igbalode Abbas, commonly called ‘hushpuppi and his associate, Woodberry have taken a new dimension following their extradition by the Police of Dubai to the United States’ Federal Investigative Bureau (FBI).

The extradition of the Nigerian duo to the US was confirmed in a Twitter post by the Dubai Police on Thursday via its verified Twitter handle.

“FBI thanks Dubai Police for arresting and extraditing Hushpuppi and Woodberry,” Dubai Police wrote.

“The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Christopher Wray has praised the exceptional efforts exerted by the United Arab Emirate, represented by the Dubai Police General HQ, in combating transnational organised cybercrime including the recent arrest of Raymond Igbalode Abbas, known as “Hushpuppi” and Olalekan Jacob Ponle aka “Woodberry” who were taken down in operation “Fox Hunt 2”.

“Mr Wray also extended his appreciations to Dubai Police for their cooperation in extraditing the wanted criminals, who committed money-laundering and multiple cybercrimes, to the United States.”

Recall Hushpuppi and Woodberry were both arrested on June 10, for alleged crimes committed outside the UAE, including money laundering, cyber fraud, hacking, impersonation, scamming individuals, banking fraud and identity theft worth Dh1.6 billion (an estimated N168 billion).