Comedian and social media influencer, Nwagbo Oliver Chidera better known on Instagram as Pankeeroy, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged internet fraud.
According to PUNCH, the statement was disclosed on Thursday by the anti-graft agency titled, ‘EFCC Arrests Instagram Comedian for Alleged Internet Fraud in Lagos’.
“Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC have arrested an Instagram comedian and social media Influencer, Nwagbo Oliver Chidera, A.K.A. Pankeeroy,” the statement partly read.
Pankeeroy who won the Scream Awards ‘ Fresh model of the year’ in 2016 has over 500,000 followers on Instagram and 84,000 followers on Twitter.
Recall that in June 2020, the Dubai Police Force, United Arab Emirates, arrested Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi and extradited him to the United States to face trial.
According to the police, Hushpuppi and his gang committed fraud amounting to 1.6 billion Dirham (N168 billion) while 13 luxury cars, estimated at 35 million Dirham (N3.7 billion) were recovered from the house where they were arrested.
