The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Monday, May 15 that social media celebrity Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha) who was accused of laundering N6 billion money has been re-arrested.
A statement from the committee showed that during the hearing on Mompha’s case on June 10, 2022, the committee informed the court that Mompha was in possession of a passport other than the one filed with the court. , as part of his bail conditions, and that he used the same vehicle to travel from Ghana to Dubai on 11 April 2022 via Emirates Airlines, in violation of a court order. As a result, Judge DadaMo revoked the 25 million naira bail granted to Mompha and issued an arrest warrant for her inability to appear in court.
The EFCC has also announced a wanted manhunt for him. The commission said that as of June 16, 2022, Mompha had fled the trial and continued efforts to secure his arrest and court appearance. After his prolonged absence from the court and neither the prosecution nor the defense was able to bring him to court, on September 22, 2022, Judge Dada ordered the trial in absentia to continue.
During today’s proceedings, attorney S.I. EFCC’s Suleiman informed the court that the prosecution, together with its international partners, had secured the arrest of the accused.
EFCC lawyer Suleiman Suleiman told a special misdemeanor court in Ikeja that the prosecution, along with international partners, secured Mompha’s arrest.
“The prosecution wishes to inform Monsignor that, with the cooperation of our international partners, we were able to arrest the accused. We plan to arrest him and take him to court. The defendant’s attorney contacted me to request a postponement of the trial today,” Suleiman said.
Judge Mojisola Dada then adjourned the case until July 3 for a further hearing.
