The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to the statement making round by the embattled Ismaila Mustapha, (a.k.a Mompha) alleging coruption by operatives of the Commission, saying the statement is malicious and unsubstantiated.
First Post reports that Mompha, has publicly denounced the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a “useless” and corrupt entity.
This statement comes amidst ongoing legal proceedings where the EFCC alleges the discovery of a substantial sum of N35 billion in Mompha’s bank accounts.
Mompha, who is facing charges related to money laundering through his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, has been on trial since January 2022.
The charges include conspiracy to launder funds, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, and failure to disclose assets.
During the trial, EFCC investigator Idi Musa testified that the contested funds were traced to two of Mompha’s bank accounts.
In response to these accusations, Mompha vehemently criticized the integrity of the EFCC and dismissed the allegations against him.
The businessman took to Instagram to express his frustration, describing the EFCC as “the most useless and corrupt Nigeria government agency.”
In statement by the EFCC, “The claim, coming from an accused in a criminal trial for conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activity, retention of proceeds of criminal activities, failure to disclose assets and property, ought to be ignored as the rantings of a sinking defendant. But his claims strike at the heart of the Commission’s most prized value-integrity and must be challenged.
“The Commission is alarmed that the accused will abandon the platform offered by the court to launch a media war against it through spurious claims.
If he believes that raising phantom accusations against the Commission will scare it from diligently prosecuting his case, he is mistaken as no amount of scaremongering will deter the Commission from pursuing the case to logical conclusion.
“While Mompha may just be a drowning man clutching at any straw owing to the overwhelming evidence of his involvement in the money laundering case, his unsubstantiated claims against the EFCC is an issue the Commission is taking seriously.”
The Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede further directed that Mompha be invited to bring clasping evidence of any issue of corruption against any staff of the Commission. Besides, the socialite should also justify his labeling of the EFCC as a “ useless agency” with evidential proofs.
“As a responsible law enforcement agency, the EFCC would not sit back and allow libelous effusions against its reputation go unchallenged. Mompha, to all intents and purposes, cannot be expected to paint the EFCC in bright colours owing to the professional ways officers of the Commission are handling his matter. The EFCC would not be distracted in plying its job by antics of traducers like Mompha.”
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