Court Discharges Mompha Of N6bn Money Laundering Allegation

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has discharged social media influencer, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, and his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, of an eight-count money laundering charge involving about N6 billion.
Justice Dada described the prosecution initiated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as an abuse of court process and an instance of forum shopping.
The judge also held that the EFCC had subjected the defendants to duplicative proceedings, adding that the circumstances surrounding the filing of the charge amounted to an abuse of judicial process.
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