Ozoemenam, the fourth prosecution witness, was led in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, counsel, Mr Suleiman Suleiman. The witness testified about the package of an account of the bank allegedly linked to Mompha. The prosecution, thereafter, tendered the document and prayed the court to admit it in evidence. Defence counsel, Mr Kolawole Salami, told the court that he reserved his objection to the tendering of the document in evidence.
Mompha was absent at the court. Recall that his trial in absentia started on June 3, 2023 when a compliance officer with Access Bank testified against him. The court, on Sept. 21 2022, ordered commencement of Mompha’s trial in absentia after he failed to appear before it on several occasions. Also, EFCC had, on Jan. 22, 2022, arraigned Mustapha alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Ltd., on eight counts bordering on N6 billion laundering.