Socialite Mompha, real name Ismaila Mustapha, has been re-arrested by the Economic Crimes Commission EFCC, reports say.

It is said that the social media billionaire was re-arrested when he went to EFCC office in Lagos to reclaim his seized possessions last Friday.

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Mompha had barely left the premises of the EFCC office in Ikoyi after collecting the items on Friday when operatives of the anti-graft agency and took him into custody.

His lawyer confirmed his re-arrest saying; “I am filing processes tomorrow (Tuesday). They didn’t tell us why they are detaining him. They have not told us the basis for this re-arrest.

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“As far as we are concerned, the EFCC is seeking to overreach the court because this is coming after we filed our no-case submission to the charges. When they had the opportunity to amend their charges they didn’t and they are claiming that there is a new charge.”

A spokes person from EFCC however said Mompha’s re-arrest is related to internet fraud.

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A Nigerian politician has been handed a 31 year jail term after he was found guilty of fraud in a five year trial.

Samuel Bulus Adamu, the former chairman of Shongom Local Government Area in Gombe State was convicted on a seven-count charge bordering on fraud, cheating and money laundering to the tune of N97, 640, 000 ($250,000)

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The trial began in March 2015 after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe zonal office arrested him for fraud.

Justice N. I. Afolabi of Federal High Court Gombe heard statements from four prosecution witnesses before making his judgement.

He found him guilty of all seven charges brought against him by the EFCC. The accused was handed five years on the first three counts, with the fourth count getting seven years. The last three counts bagged him three years each.

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However his sentences are to run concurrently meaning he spends only seven years in jail before he becomes a free man.

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A Nigerian cleric has been named as a channel through which Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), laundered funds abroad.

This is according to findings from The Presidential Committee on Audit of Recovered Assets (PCARA).

One Emmanuel Omale, a pastor at Hand of God Prophetic Ministry, in the report of the PCARA, which probed the federal government assets recovered by the EFCC from May 2015 to May 2020, was said to have been used by Magu to launder funds.

According to the report after an investigation on EFCC’s activities by the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), the cleric bought a landed property worth N573 million in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on behalf of Ibrahim Magu.

The report read. “Another individual who is helping in laundering funds for the Acting Chairman and who has been referred to in several petitions is one Pastor Emmanuel Omale (Hand of God Prophetic Ministry).”

“He is reported to have travelled to Dubai with Mr Magu and his name was used in purchasing property in Dubai for Mr Magu”.

“As an unknown pastor, the NFIU’s report showed huge movement of funds ranging from N573,228,040.41.”

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President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly ordered for the suspension of Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC.

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Recall earlier that the anti-corruption boss was arrested earlier this week over some alleged corruption leveled against him by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.

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Magu was called before a panel for questioning on Monda, after the Minister wrote a letter to the President petitioning him to dismiss the EFCC chairman on acts of corruption, diversion of recovered fund and other offenses.

Below is a list of some of the 22 charges being investigated by the panel.

• Declaration of N539billion as recovered funds instead of N504b earlier claimed
• Not respecting court order to unfreeze a N7billion judgment in favour of a former Executive Director of First Bank
• Insubordination to the office of the AGF by not seeking his approval on some decisions
• Alleged discrepancies in the reconciliation records of the EFCC and the Federal Ministry of Finance on recovered funds
• Not providing enough evidence for the extradition of ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke
• Alleged issuance of investigative activities to some media prejudicial to some cases.
• Alleged late action on the investigation of Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) leading to legal dispute
• Alleged delay in acting on two vessels seized by Nigerian Navy leading to the loss of crude
• Alleged favouring of some investigators called Magu’s Boys
• Reporting some judges to their presiding officers without deferring to the AGF
• Alleged sales of seized assets to cronies, associates and friends

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), has commented on news of the arrest of its acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu.

Earlier today, this platform reported the arrest of Ibrahim Magu at the office of the DSS on Monday afternoon over some corruption allegations.

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Reports also stated that he was under interrogations but the State Security Service (DSS) has denied the reports stating that Mr Magu was taken to a presidential panel sitting at the banquet Hall of the villa.

The EFCC also said in a statement that their acting chairman was not arrested or forced to appear before the panel but went on his freewill.

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Statement below.

“Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu on Monday, July 6, 2020, honoured an invitation by a Presidential Panel reviewing the activities of the EFCC, at the Banquet Hall wing of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He was served the invitation to the Panel, while on his way to the Force Headquarters, Abuja for a meeting.

The EFCC’s boss was neither arrested nor forced to honour the invitation. A member of a legal team from the EFCC is also with him on the Panel.”

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