Popular Nigerian actor and social media critic, Uche Maduagwu has said that jailed internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi might become a pastor someday.
He spoke in reaction to the news of Hushpuppi being sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in jail for fraud.
On Monday, the court sentenced Abbas to 135 months in federal prison for fraud. The social media personality was also ordered to pay $1.7m in restitution to two victims.
Justice Otis D. Wright II sentenced Hushpuppi for money laundering conspiracy through several online scams and flaunting of a luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle on social media.
Reacting to the development, Maduagwu said that he belives the internet celebrity could start preaching about salvation when he regains his freedom, adding that God can give him a second chance in life.
He wrote; ”I See Hushpuppi Becoming A Pastor In Future And Preaching Salvation, There Is Nobody God No Fit Give Second Chance”
Meanwhile, the United States, in a statement issued by the court, stated that Abbas had bragged on social media about his lavish lifestyle – a lifestyle funded by his involvement in transnational fraud and money laundering conspiracies targeting victims around the world.
“This significant sentence is the result of years’ worth of collaboration among law enforcement in multiple countries and should send a clear warning to international fraudsters that the FBI will seek justice for victims, regardless of whether criminals operate within or outside United States borders.”
Hushpuppi pleaded guilty in July 2021 and identified Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, as an accomplice in his $1.1 million scam.
