Breaking: EFCC arraigns Dubai-based internet celebrity Mompha for alleged fresh N6b fraud
- Mompha and his firm, Ismalob Global Investment Limited has ben arraigned for alleged money laundering to the tune of over N6billion
- The defendants were accused of conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activity, retention of such funds, transfer of funds
- The sums named in the charge seen are N5,998,884.653.18, N32million, N120million and N15,960,000, totalling over N6billion
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a Dubai-based internet celebrity, Ismailia Mustapha, aka Mompha.
Mompha was arraigned alongside his firm, Ismalob Global Investment Limited. Both were arraigned for alleged money laundering to the tune of over N6billion , The Nation Newspaper reports.
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They were arraigned before Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on eight counts bordering on the offences.
The EFCC accused them of conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activity, retention of such funds, transfer of funds for a suspect Olayinka Jimoh a.k.a Nappy Boy, and unlawful transfer of funds for a record label, among others.
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The sums named in the charge are N5,998,884.653.18, N32million, N120million and N15,960,000, totalling over N6billion.
The sums named in the charge seen are N5,998,884.653.18, N32million, N120million and N15,960,000, totalling over N6billion.
Mompha faces jail term as EFCC re-arrests social media celebrity for alleged money laundering
Recall that Legit.ng reported that EFCC re-arrested Ismailia Mustapha, aka Mompha a Dubai-based social media celebrity, for alleged money laundering.
The EFCC, in a statement by its spokesman Wilson Uwujaren said Mompha was taken into custody on Monday, January 10.
EFCC returns stolen N326,000 to UNIBEN student
In another report, Diemesor Gabriel, a 21-year-old student of Chemical Engineering University of Benin, on Friday, December 24, got back his N326,000.
The sum was handed over to Gabriel by Adesola Amusan, an assistant commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This came after the student in September petitioned the EFCC over the illegal withdrawal of N326,000 from the N600,000 scholarship grant paid into his account. The anti-graft body recovered the money and arrested three suspects following an investigation into Gabriel's petition
Source: Legit.ng
