The EFCC had charged Mompha and his company, Ismalob Global Investment Ltd, with eight counts bordering on money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha, wanted.
The EFCC had charged Mompha and his company, Ismalob Global Investment Ltd, with eight counts bordering on money laundering, conspiracy to launder ₦6 billion obtained through unlawful activities, and laundering of money obtained through unlawful activities.
Other charges include retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, use of property derived from an unlawful act, possession of a document containing false pretences, and failure to disclose assets.
The ‘wanted person’ notice on Wednesday followed a bench warrant issued by Justice Mojisola Dada of the Ikeja Special Offences Court on June 22 after he failed to appear in court.
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The notice signed by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwajaren, read, “The general public is hereby notified that ISMAILA MUSTAPHA, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of Retention of Proceeds of Criminal Conduct, Possession of Document Containing False Pretences, False Asset Declaration and Laundering of Proceeds of Unlawful Conduct.
“Ismaila, 38, hails from Ogbomosho Local Govt Area of Oyo State. His last know address: 21, Fagbenro Street, Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos State
“Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the commission in its Benin, Kaduna, Ibadan, Sokoto, Gombe, Maiduguri, Makurdi, llorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt and Abuja offices or through these numbers 09-9044751-3, 08093322644, 08183322644, 070- 26350721-3, 070-6350724-5; its e-mail address: info@efcc.gov.ng or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies.”