Mompha denies reports EFCC asked him to lay low after Hushpuppi's arrest

Popular socialite, Mompha has denied the claims officials from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) asked him to maintain a low profile following the arrest of Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi.

In a statement titled: MOMPHA DENIES MAKING STATEMENT ‘EFCC TOLD ME TO MAINTAIN LOW PROFILE AFTER HUSHPUPPI’S ARREST" released on his Instagram page, Mompha who is alleged to be in the grasp of the antigraft agency denied making such a statement, stating that he is not a fraudster and does not associate with fraudsters.

Read his statement

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 any thing 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.

Finally, I wish to also state that the charges filed against me by EFCC is in relation to allegations of operating BDC without a license and has nothing to do with or involving fraud. I am therefore not a fraudster or in any way associated with fraudsters."

Recall, MyNigeria.com reported that Mompha, a Bureau De Change operator revealed to On-Air-Personality, Freeze on Instagram Live that he was told to delete his social media pages and maintain a low profile following the incident.

In the video, Mompha said Hushpuppi’s downfall came as a result of his stubbornness and high-handedness.

"When you are big, you are big. I was with FBI agents one-on-one on October 19, 2020. They questioned me but couldn’t find any incriminating evidence.

"Remember that I was the one that brought Hushpuppi from Malaysia, since his arrest, people on social media have said that I will be arrested next. Some even go as far as tagging EFCC and FBI”.

"On the day Hush was arrested, I received a lot of calls and tags from different people. EFCC had to call me directly to close down my social media and maintain a low profile”.

"My case with EFCC was because someone felt the need to punish a big boy like me, all because of BDC’. Nigerians on social media love to gossip and bad luck for rich people.

"And it’s not my fault that I come from a rich home, I have even hustled all my life,” Mompha said.