The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has rearrested popular social media personality, Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha.
Mompha is standing trial for alleged money laundering before the Federal High Court in Lagos.
It was gathered that the social media personality was re-arrested last Friday when he went to the EFCC office in Ikoyi, Lagos.
He was at the office to reclaim his five wristwatches, one Apple Air pod, one iPhone 8 mobile phone and one pair of sunglasses seized from him by the anti-graft agency.
Following an application by his lawyer, Mr Gboyega Oyewole (SAN), Justice Mohammed Liman on July 24 ordered the EFCC to release the items to Mompha.
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The judge ruled that since the items were not listed as exhibits in the money laundering charges filed against Mompha, there was no justification to continue holding onto them.
He dismissed the submission by the EFCC that Mompha was still under investigation for another offence, saying there was nothing before the court to back the submission.
Justice Liman held that “Failure to release the property is illegal. As of today, no charge has been file regarding the items. It is too long to withhold the applicant properties.”
The Next Edition gathered that Mompha had barely left the premises of the anti-graft agency in Ikoyi after collecting the items on Friday when operatives of the agency ambushed him and returned him into custody.
