With the sudden shutdown of peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto-currency marketplace, Paxful, supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate at the 2023 elections, Peter Obi who constitute the chunk of Nigerian investors on the crypto platform are still reeling from the shock of their losses on the marketplace as a result of its abrupt closure
Posturing as a staunch supporter of the Obidient movement, founder and CEO Ray Youssef took the Obidient supporters by surprise when he announced a shutdown of the marketplace resulting in the loss of investments for traders on the platform.
It is reported that Youssef was just yet another charlatan who discerned the zombie-like support for Obi among a large number of youths in the country, hence decided to pose as one in order to introduce his business to these community of supporters, only for him to wind up and cart away with investments.
Youseff, had in a tweet prior to the 2023 elections, predicted the victory of Obi by a landslide.
The LP candidate would, however, go on to lose the elections, coming a distance third to PDP’s Atiku Abubakar and winner, APC ‘s Bola Tinubu.
Some community members have since taken to Twitter to express angst and worries about difficulties encountered in getting their funds back.
This development adds to the pockets of reports where unsuspecting followers of Obi have been victims of scammers who arrange crowdfunding and create donation account, claiming funds received would be committed to the cause of the Obidient movement, only for accountability to expose dubiety of their claims.