Hushpuppi: Mompha Recants, Says EFCC Didn’t Advise Him To Hide

Ismaila Mustapha popularly known as Mompha has denied being a fraudster stating the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) only charged him offences related to allegations of operating Bureau De Change without license.

Mompha stated this in a statement he published on his Instagram page while denying circulating reports that the EFCC advised him to stay low after internet fraudster, Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas was arrested in Dubai and extradited to US.

According to Mompha, “the charges filed against me by EFCC is in relation to allegations of operating BDC without license and has nothing to do with or involving fraud. I am therefore not a fraudster or in anyway associated with fraudsters”.

Mompha was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 14 counts bordering on fraud, money laundering and running a foreign exchange business without the authorisation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The commission later amended the charge to 22 counts.

Mompha was arraigned alongside his firm, Ismalob Global Investment Ltd.

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge, and was granted bail in the sum of N100 million with one surety in like sum.

The Instagram influencer has also denied reports that EFCC advised him to keep low profile after Hush’s arrest said, “My attention has been drawn to the false publication on all social media platforms and online news tagged ‘Mompha: EFCC told me to maintain low profile after Hushpuppi’s arrest’ which is presently going viral.

“This has come as a great surprise to me, as I neither made such statement or insinuated anything of such via any means or platform.

“I want to use this medium to categorically state that the statement currently circulating the social media and online space is false and devoid of any iota of truth.

“At no time whatsoever did EFCC or any member of its staff told me to maintain low profile in relation to Hush’s arrest.

“I only made reference to a minor incident that occurred last year that resulted in me deleting my pictures and later reposting them which only has to do with my personal and private affair.

“I urge the general public and my lovers to discountenance this falsehood been spread against me as same is a calculated attempt to associate me with hush’s incident which I know nothing about”.

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