Absence of witness stalls Mompha’s alleged N6bn money laundering trial

The trial of the social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha , charged with six billion Naira money laundering, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, was stalled due to the absence of a prosecution witness.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the EFCC on Sept. 18 tendered some documents through the prosecution of Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, Mr Ayotunde Solademi, against Mompha.The documents were reports by the FBI and an investigative report on Mompha’s iPhone, which the agency claimed was used for fraudulent activities.

The prosecution informed the court on May 15 that it had secured his in collaboration with its international partners. The EFCC had, on Jan. 22, arraigned Mustapha alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Ltd., on eight counts bordering on six billion Naira laundering.Dada also revoked the bail she granted the defendant.On June 10, the EFCC accused him of flouting the court’s order by travelling to Dubai with a new international passport.

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