Mompha’s Accomplice Arrested In Lagos Over Money Laundering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the voodoo-loving’ Lebanese accomplice of embattled Dubai-based Nigerian social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha a.k.a Mompha.

Naija News recalls that the Instagram celebrity was arrested last week on Tuesday by the same anti-graft agency.

According to the report gathered, the voodoo-loving’ Lebanese Hamza Koudeih was arrested at the weekend after a three-hour stand-off with EFCC operatives at his N1.8 billion luxury apartment in the 33-story Eko Atlantic Pearl Tower, Victoria Island, Lagos

Confirming the arrest of Mompha’s accomplice,  EFCC revealed that the Lebanese admitted that the different charms and talismans in calabashes found in his fire-proof safe were his “prayer objects”. Two luxury cars were also recovered from him and two other persons arrested with him.

Speaking on the arrest of Mompha’s accomplice, EFCC Lagos Zonal Head, Mr. Mohammed Rabo, said actionable intelligence received from local and international law enforcement agencies had revealed that Koudeih and Mompha alongside their collaborators are high valued targets in Organised Cyber Syndicate Network (OCSN).

He also that the investigations revealed how Mompha uses a firm known as Ismalob Global Investments Limited to perpetrate about N14 billion money laundering while Koudeih also operates two firms namely: THK Services Limited and CHK properties Limited to launder about N19 billion.

Naija News also learnt that the EFCC discovered 51 Nigerian bank accounts opened by Mompha for money laundering.