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Alleged N6b Fraud: Mompha Remanded In EFCC Custody

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Instagram celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha, wanted.

This was made known on Wednesday in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren.

Naija News reports that the ‘wanted’ notice was posted on the official Twitter account of the anti-graft agency.

The statement read: “The general public is hereby notified that Ismaila Mustapha, whose photograph appears above is wanted by the EFCC in an alleged case of Retention of Proceeds of Criminal Conduct, Possession of Document Containing False Pretences, False Assets Declaration and Laundering of Proceeds of Unlawful Conduct.”

The Commission urged anyone with useful information as to his whereabout “should contact the EFCC or the nearest police station.”

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Court Revokes Bail, Orders Arrest Of Mompha

The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos had on Wednesday June 22nd revoked the N200m bail of Mompha and issued a warrant for his arrest.

Mompha, who is being prosecuted by the Commission on an eight-count charge, was arrested, charged to court and later granted bail.

However, Mompha has refused to appear in court on two dates of his retrial.



George Oshogwe Ogbolu is a Digital Media Strategist | Content Writer | Journalist | New Media Influencer | Proofreader and Editor at Naija News.