See Full Research Report Describing Jumia as Worthless, Fraud

May 12, 2019
Jumia

By Dipo Olowookere

Few days ago, notable e-commerce platform in Africa, Jumia, was called out by a US-based Citron Research for alleged discrepancies in the figures presented to the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States for its listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

The firm described Jumia “worthless”, saying the company deceived investors about the true position of things.

It claimed “Jumia inflated its active consumers and active merchants’ figures by 20-30 percent” and

removed from its F-1 filing that “41% of orders were returned, not delivered, or cancelled,” noting that “this number is so alarming that is screams fraudulent activities.

Business Post obtained the full report, which is attached below for your review.

Not All IPOs Are Created Equal Jumia is a Fraud

Dipo Olowookere

Dipo Olowookere is a journalist based in Nigeria that has passion for reporting business news stories. At his leisure time, he watches football and supports 3SC of Ibadan.

Mr Olowookere can be reached via [email protected]

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