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Mompha

A Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has discharged social media personality Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, and struck out an eight-count money laundering charge involving approximately N6 billion brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The trial judge, Justice Mojisola Dada, delivered the ruling on Tuesday, November 10, holding that the prosecution of the case at the Ikeja court amounted to an abuse of court process because a similar case involving the defendant was already pending before the Federal High Court in Lagos.

The judge faulted the EFCC for pursuing related proceedings in two different courts, describing the situation as forum shopping.

Consequently, she struck out all eight counts preferred against Mompha and his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, and discharged both defendants.

The charges originated from the EFCC’s prosecution of Mompha and his company, following their arraignment on January 12, 2022.

The eight-count charge bordered on alleged conspiracy to launder proceeds of unlawful activities, retention and laundering of proceeds of criminal conduct, failure to disclose assets and property, possession of documents containing false pretences and the use of property allegedly derived from unlawful activities.

The commission had alleged that the defendants were involved in financial transactions amounting to about N6 billion, prompting the prosecution that eventually came before the Ikeja Special Offences Court.

However, Justice Dada ruled that the existence of related proceedings before the Federal High Court made the prosecution at her court an abuse of judicial process.

The ruling brings an end to the eight-count proceedings before the Ikeja court, although the decision does not amount to an acquittal on the substantive allegations through a full trial.

The distinction is significant because the court’s decision was based on the conduct of the prosecution and the existence of related proceedings in another court rather than a determination of the underlying allegations.

Mompha, who became widely known through his social media activities and displays of luxury lifestyles, has faced public attention over the EFCC’s investigations and prosecution.

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The latest development represents a major turn in the legal proceedings involving the social media personality and his company.

The EFCC’s case before the Federal High Court remains a separate legal matter, and the Ikeja court’s ruling should not automatically be interpreted as terminating those proceedings.

The decision has again drawn attention to the importance of proper prosecution procedures and the need for law enforcement agencies to avoid duplicating criminal proceedings across different courts.

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