The trial of Ismaila Mustapha, (popularly known as Mompha), could not continue on Thursday, 16 June 2022 before Justice Mojisola Dada of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos due to the absence of the defendant.
Mompha, alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activity, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, laundering of funds obtained through unlawful activity, failure to disclose assets and property, possession of documents containing false pretence and use of property derived from unlawful activity.
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