On Monday, May 15, the EFCC re-arrested social media celebrity Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha) for N6 billion in money laundering.
The Commission told the court on June 10, 2022, that Mompha had a passport other than the one he supplied as part of his bail conditions.
The Commission informed the court that Mompha violated the court order by flying Emirates Airlines from Ghana to Dubai on April 11, 2022.
Judge DadaMo revoked Mompha’s N25 million bail variation and issued a bench order for his arrest for failing to appear in court.
He was also EFCC-wanted. Since June 16, 2022, Mompha has evaded the trial, according to the Commission.
On September 22, 2022, Judge Dada ordered the trial to continue in absentia after the prosecution and defence failed to produce him.
The EFCC’s S.I. Suleiman told the court today that the prosecution and its international partners had arrested the defendant.
Mr. Suleiman Suleiman, EFCC counsel, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that the prosecution and its overseas partners arrested Mompha.
The prosecution informs my lord that we apprehended the defendant with our foreign allies. He will be arrested and brought to court.
“The defendant’s attorney requested an adjournment since he will be absent today,” Suleiman stated.
