{"id":18089,"date":"2019-11-25T15:27:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T15:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=18089"},"modified":"2019-11-25T15:27:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T15:27:22","slug":"efcc-vs-mompha-what-court-decided-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/efcc-vs-mompha-what-court-decided-on-monday","title":{"rendered":"EFCC vs Mompha: What court decided on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Popular internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha has pleaded not guilty to involvement in an N33 Billion money laundering charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).<\/p>\n<p>EFCC had arrested Mompha for alleged internet fraud and money laundering recently at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The anti-graft agency made the disclosure in a series of tweets titled: \u201cAlleged Internet fraud, Money Laundering: EFCC Arrests Ismaila Mustapha, a.k.a Mompha.<\/p>\n<p>Following his arraignment at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos by the EFCC, Mompha on Thursday dragged the EFCC before a High Court in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>Mompha instituted a fundamental rights enforcement suit against EFCC for detaining him beyond the constitutionally stipulated days without charging him to court.<\/p>\n<p>In the commencement of trial on Monday, Mompha pleaded not guilty to a 14-count charge bordering on fraud offences<\/p>\n<p>Justice Mohammad Liman in ruling ordered that Mompha be remanded in prison custody<\/p>\n<p>The court also adjourned till Friday for hearing of Mompha\u2019s bail application and the commencement of his trial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha has pleaded not guilty to involvement in an N33 Billion money laundering charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC had arrested Mompha for alleged internet fraud and money laundering recently at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. 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