More Trouble For Mompha As Court DISMISSES His No-Case Application

A Federal High Court sitting has dismissed a ‘no case’ application filed by Instagram Big Boy, Mr. Ismail Mustapha, aka Mompha, facing an N32.9 billion fraud charge.

During the court hearing in Lagos, on Thursday, Justice Mohammed Liman held that the evidence and testimonies of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witnesses established a prima facie case against Mompha, requiring him to explain himself.

The presiding judge directed Mompha and his co-defendant to open their defense on March 10. Mustapha, alias Mompha, and his firm, Ismalob Global Investment Ltd, were on March 4, 2020, re-arraigned before Liman on 22 counts of alleged money laundering and cyber fraud