Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Alleged N6bn Money Laundering: Court Dismisses Mompha’s No-Case Submission

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, has dismissed the no-case submission filed by social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, and another defendant in an alleged money laundering case. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Mompha, alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, on January 12, 2022, on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activities, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, failure to disclose assets, and possession