Matilda Omonaiye/
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 14-count charge against social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha.
The Commission disclosed this in a statement it posted on Twitter this evening.
Mustapha will be arraigned alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investments Limited, and two alleged accomplices, Hamza Koudeih, a Lebanese, and one Kayode Philip before a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday.
The charges border on money laundering to the tune of several billions of naira.
Mompha was accused of procuring Ismalob Global Investments Limited to retain in its bank account an aggregate of N18.05 billion.
The Commission said he ought to have reasonably known that the money formed part of proceeds of unlawful act, to wit: fraud.
The anti-graft agency said Mompha acted contrary to sections 18(c) and 15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 and he was liable to be punished under Section 15(3) of the same Act.
At the time of his arrest on October 18, the EFCC said it has received “a series of actionable intelligence” about his involvement in money laundering.
Mompha had yesterday filed a suit against the EFCC challenging his continued detention without trial and demanded a N5 million compensation.
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