Nigeria's Hushpuppi reportedly tests positive for coronavirus in prison

Nigerian billionaire and alleged business email compromise (BEC) scammer Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus in prison.

According to popular Nigerian blog, Instablog9ja, he tested positive for the novel coronavirus but didn’t give details of the next action.

Breaking: Hushpuppi has tested positive for Covid-19 in prison.

— Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) July 8, 2020

He was arrested in Dubai last month after a months-long investigation led by the FBI and transferred to the US and appeared in court in Chicago.

Investigators say they were able to track his movements by following his posts on his Instagram account, which has 2.4 million followers.

A dozen alleged co-conspirators have also arrested in a series of coordinated raids.