Big Brother Naija reality star Eric Akhigbe has reacted to claims that he was arrested over a scam.
Eric who’s last Instagram post was on November 5 has in reaction locked the comment section of the post amid reports of his alleged arrest.
Many had taken to this page to question him based on his alleged involvement in a BBNaija scam.
Some media reports on Tuesday claimed the Lockdown housemate was arrested for scamming people after promising them BBNaija slots.
It was alleged that Eric had been collecting money from unsuspecting and aspiring Big Brother Naija housemates but failed to get them into the reality show.
After reports of the alleged arrest went viral, the comment section of Eric’s Instagram post was locked to prevent further backlash.
Recall that a lady identified as Baby C, had called out Eric for allegedly scamming her with a fake BBNaija slot.
She made claims on social media that she was scammed of millions of naira by the ex-BBNaija housemate. Baby C said the reality star, with the help of another person allegedly working with Multichoice, collected about N5.3m from her.
Eric contested in the 5th edition of the reality show alongside Dorathy Bachor, Erica Nlewedim, Ozo, Neo, Vee, Ka3na Jones, Lilo, Prince, Nengi, Tochi, Praise, Kiddwaya and BBNaija winner Laycon.
He was evicted alongside Tochi.
