Internet Celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to court. He is demanding for the sum of N5 million. His claim: Infringement on his Fundamental Human Rights.
Mompha, through his Counsel, Gboyega Oyewole, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Crimes Commission, alleging unlawful detention, and a violation of his rights at the Igbosere High Court in Lagos.
Mompha was arrested by the EFCC in October on allegations of cybercrime and money laundering. But he is urging the court to award N5m against the EFCC for detaining him beyond the constitutionally-allowed period without being charged to court.
He prayed the court to order the EFCC to either immediately charge him to court, or release him if it was not ready to charge him to court.
Oyewole said that his client was entitled to the protection of his fundamental rights under sections 34, 35 and 36 of the 1999 constitution.
He added that his client was arrested on October 19 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja by the EFCC which accused him of money laundering, and since then, he hasn’t been taken to court for prosecution.
