Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha, who is a popular social media personality has been rearrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and is being charged of money laundering. Mompha is facing these charges before the Federal High Court.
It was learnt that Mompha was re-arrested last Friday when he went to the EFCC office in Ikoyi, Lagos.
He went to the EFCC office to reclaim his five wristwatches, one Apple Air pod, one iPhone 8 mobile phones and one pair of sunglasses which were all seized from him by the anti-graft agency.
Mompha’s lawyer, Mr Gboyega Oyewole (SAN), Justice Mohammed Liman applied on July 24 for the EFCC to be ordered to release the items to Mompha.
The ruling by the judge stated that since the items were not listed as exhibits in the money laundering charges filed against Mompha, the EFCC had no reason to continue holding onto them.
Dismissing the submission by the EFCC that Mompha was still under investigation for another offence, he said there was nothing before the court to back the submission.
“Failure to release the property is illegal. As of today, no charge has been file regarding the items. It is too long to withhold the applicant properties,” the judge had held.
It was gathered that Mompha was barely out of the EFCC office in Ikoyi after collecting the items on Friday when operatives of the anti-graft agency waylaid him and returned him into custody.
Source:https://thenationonlineng.net/efcc-re-arrests-mompha-for-alleged-money-laundering/