Social media celebrity, Ismaila
Mustapha, popularly known Mompha, has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission(EFCC) to court over alleged unlawful detention and a violation of
his rights.
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In the suit Mompha filed before
the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere, Mompha is demanding N5m against the
EFCC for putting him in detention beyond the constitutionally-allowed period
without being charged to court.
He prayed the court to order his
release if the EFCC is not ready to charge him to court.
His lawyer, Mr Gboyega Oyewole
(SAN), said his client, as a Nigerian, was entitled to the protection of his
fundamental rights under sections 34, 35 and 36 of the 1999 constitution.
Oyewole said his client was
arrested on October 19 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja by
the EFCC which accused him of money laundering.
He said the remand order which
the EFCC obtained to keep Mompha had since expired and he ought to be released.
In a 20-paragraph supporting
affidavit, one Olumuyiwa Ajidagba claimed that “The applicant (Mompha) has been
subjected to physical, mental and psychological torture in the underground cell
of the EFCC’s detention centre.”
The court has yet to fix any date
to hear the case.
The EFCC had in October arrested
the internet celebrity in Abuja on his way to Dubai, based on “actionable
cross-border intelligence received from collaborative law enforcement agencies
about his alleged involvement in the criminal activities.”
The anti-graft agency said,
“Ismaila, who allegedly perpetrates his fraudulent activities under the guise
of being a bureau de change operator, is always seen with his little son
flaunting huge amount of foreign currencies on his social media platforms.
“Investigations have also
revealed that Ismaila is only using the BDC business he jointly owned with his
siblings as a decoy to launder his proceeds of crime.”
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