Eric Akhigbe reportedly arrested for allegedly scamming people with fake slot on BBNaija

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Eric Akhigbe, has been reportedly arrested for defrauding people and promising them a slot in Big Brother Naija reality show.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Eric was one of the contestants/Housemates who put in for the first season of the Big Brother Naija 2020 reality show.

Tosin Silverdam, who made the allegation via Instagram, claimed that the reality star was nabbed after his return from the United Kingdom.

The post read: “Eric of BBNaija has been arrested and detained for allegedly collecting millions of naira from people, promising them slot on BBNaija show. He was picked up after arriving from the UK. Sadly so many of ex BBNaija housemates are on this table too, scamming people with fake slot on BBNaija.”

The bodybuilder, who hails from Edo State, is a confident hunk who takes pride in his 1.95m height. He describes himself as a fun, competitive sports and fitness enthusiast who enjoys winning.

In addition, Eric also describes himself as a shy person who takes his time to unveil his wild side.

It could be recalled that earlier an aspiring musician, BabyC, had accused Eric of defrauding her of N5.3 million and then fleeing abroad. Eric participated in the Big Brother Naija version and afterward invested in his body-building company after his expulsion.

BabyC revealed that she and the ex-housemate were friends during their undergraduate days as departmental mates, and he was involved in the program.

According to the popular singer, she came out to Eric for a possible link to a spot in the Season 7 version of the program, which began on July 23 and was then linked to an individual called Nathaniel. Nathaniel, who claimed to be an agent at Multichoice, played BabyC from the beginning until a week before the show’s broadcast when he revealed that her name did not cut. Nathaniel received N5.3 million and agreed to pay it back starting in February 2022, according to snapshots of payments supplied.

It was gathered that days turned into weeks, and then months, of frustration trying to receive a refund, prompting BabyC to contact the Criminal Investigation Department of the State, Panti, which traced the money to an account in Awka, Nigeria’s capital city, and arrested the culprit.

Following an inquiry, BabyC discovered that the suspect admitted to being the architect of the con operation, which was masterminded by Eric, who took the return and shared it with all parties involved.