Popular Nigerian singer, Davido has opened up about his friendship with convicted internet fraudster and former socialite Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi.
Speaking in a podcast interview, the “30 Billion Gang” boss expressed solidarity with Hushpuppi, who is serving a jail term in the US and predicted he would soon be released.
According to Davido, they were friends but he was unaware of Hushpuppi’s involvement in fraud.
The award-winning singer also pointed out how the hardship in Nigeria pushes people to engage in illegal businesses in an attempt to escape poverty.
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He said, “Hushpuppi is coming out soon. He lived life. To me, it is not worth it to be locked up. But let me not make excuses for them [fraudsters]. Some people are happy to ball for five years and that is it.
“In Nigeria, there is a kind of hardship you would face and you will be like, you know what? Let me ball for two years then I am good.
“People are like that. My prayers go out to him [Hushpuppi]. He was my friend. I just see him around, I never really knew what he was doing. But he lived a good life.”
