The EFCC, on January 22, 2022, arraigned Mompha alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment, on an eight-count charge of laundering N6 billion.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Monday that it has re-arrested Instagram celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha aka Mompha, charged with laundering N6 billion.
The prosecutor, Suleiman Suleiman, told the Ikeja Special Offences Court that the EFCC in collaboration with its international partners secured the arrest of Mompha.
“The prosecution will like to bring to the knowledge of my lord that in collaboration with our international partners, we have been able to apprehend the defendant.
“We plan to take him into custody and to produce him before the court.
“The counsel for the defendant reached out to me seeking for an adjournment that he will be absent today in court,” Suleiman said.
Justice Mojisola Dada, thereafter, adjourned the case until July 3 for continuation of trial.
The anti-graft agency, on January 22, 2022, arraigned Mompha alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment, on an eight-count charge of laundering N6 billion, which he pleaded not guilty to.
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The court on June 22, 2022 issued a bench warrant for Mompha’s arrest following his absence in court.
The EFCC accused Mompha of flouting the court’s order by travelling to Dubai with a new passport.
On September 21, 2022, the court ordered the commencement of trial of the defendant in absentia after he stopped attending trial.
The charges against Mompha include conspiracy to launder money obtained through unlawful activities, and laundering of money obtained through unlawful activities.
Others are the retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, use of property derived from an unlawful act, possession of a document containing false pretense, and failure to disclose assets.