The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday declared Instagram celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, better known as Mompha, wanted.
The anti-graft agency, in a tweet, urged members of the public with information on his whereabouts to speak up.
Among other offences, the EFCC said Mompha is wanted for laundering funds obtained through unlawful activities, false asset declaration and retention of alleged proceeds of crime.
“Ismaila, 38, hails from Ogbomosho Local Govt Area of Oyo State. His last known address: 2 Fagbenro Street, Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos State.
“Wanted by the EFCC: Ismaila Mustapha. Anyone with useful information about his whereabouts should contact the EFCC or the nearest police station,” EFCC’s tweet read.
Mompha has had several run-ins with the EFCC in the last two years.
He was re-arrested in January after he announced his trip to Nigeria with an Instagram photo captioned, ‘‘About to make some billions in Lagos’’.
The socialite has since deleted all his Instagram posts and has stopped updating his over 1.4 million Instagram followers of his daily activities and showing off his luxury lifestyle.
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Mompha is alleged to have used his registered companies to receive illicit funds on behalf of “yahoo yahoo” boys from across the world in return for a commission.
The account of one of his companies, Ismalob Global Investment Limited Bank, a Bureau de Change company domiciled in Zenith Bank Plc, was allegedly used to launder funds derived from unlawful activities.
Mompha and his company Ismalob Global Investment Ltd were prosecuted by the commission over alleged N6 billion fraud on January 12.
A fresh eight-count charge was brought against him early in the year.
He was remanded in the custody of the EFCC but later granted a bail of N200 million, which he couldn’t fulfil.
The bail sum was later slashed to N25m.
The EFCC had, on 10 June, accused Mompha of disregarding a court order by travelling to Dubai with a new passport.
On 22 June, a Lagos court revoked the bail granted to him after the controversial socialite’s absence for trial.
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