Reactions have trailed the arrest of Hamza Koudeih, a Lebanese, who is said to be an associate of Ismaila Mustapha, Instagram celebrity better known as Mompha.
The Lebanese and two other accomplices were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the weekend after a three-hour stand-off at his N1.8bn luxury apartment in the 33-storey Eko Atlantic Pearl Tower, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The anti-graft agency had confirmed the arrest of Mompha last week in Abuja for crimes bordering on cybercrime and fraud.
It was gathered that Mompha and Hamza belonged to an organised cyber syndicate network.
The arrest of Hamza has stirred up conversation on social media platforms especially Twitter, where users have expressed shock with respect to the cost of the rent at the luxury home where the arrest was made.
“Mompha and his collaborator should spend at least 20 years in jail,not because of the fraud,but for spending 1.8 billion naira on rent…..Mompha should spend extra 10 years for tensioning us on Instagram. Rubbish,” a user wrote.
“In all of this Mompha gist, the most shocking is the fact that someone is living in a rented apartment that costs 1.8 BILLION Naira per annum. Enough money to build an Estate consisting of 60 units of 1 story duplexes in IB, Owerri, KD or any other State in Nigeria God please,” another user said.
Here is what some Nigerians had to say:
Mompha and his collaborator should spend at least 20 years in jail,not because of the fraud,but for spending 1.8 billion naira on rent…..Mompha should spend extra 10 years for tensioning us on Instagram. Rubbish
— LONDON used BOYFRIEND(Akan) (@london_used) October 29, 2019
Mompha is singing like a canary 💀💀💀
— Papi (@JajaPhD) October 29, 2019
In all of this Mompha gist, the most shocking is the fact that someone is living in a rented apartment that costs 1.8 BILLION Naira per annum.
AdvertisementEnough money to build an Estate consisting of 60 units of 1 story duplexes in IB, Owerri, KD or any other State in Nigeria
God please🙏🏾
— FAVOUR ONYEOZIRI (@FOnyeoziri) October 29, 2019
There's a suite at Eko Atlantic Pearl Tower in Victoria Island, which costs N1.8 billion to rent yearly according to EFCC's press release. They arrested Mompha's Lebanese Collaborator there. I'm shook fam.
— Isima (@IsimaOdeh) October 29, 2019
Watch worth 60million bt none of them told Mompha the time Efcc will come. 🙄🙄
— J A V I V A (@JAVIVA18) October 29, 2019
IG celebrity billionaire Mompha is already singing, Hushpuppi & Co should be scared. | Lebanese Hamza Koudeih and two other suspected accomplices of Mompha have been arrested at his 1.8bn luxury apartment in Lagos. | https://t.co/5E58yYOZDU
— Adebayo Bankole Akintunde (@AdeBanqie) October 29, 2019
If this Mompha had laid low, come back to Nigeria and joined politics… Yes you imagined it too.
Governor of his state, do his 8-years, become a godfather in that state with absolute immunity from the law complete with Police protection.
He had no foresight.
— the Morris Monye factor (@Morris_Monye) October 29, 2019
Wow… N1.8B (One Point Eight Billion Naira) rent annually, and am here struggling with my N250k rent even seeing my Landlord in my dreams when I sleep.
Ahhhhhhhh Mompha ti pa mi ooo… 😢😢😢 pic.twitter.com/vxS72c4Hyl
— *Pablo Martini* (@PabloHoggs) October 29, 2019
Mompha has 51 different accounts used for crime and in all his quotes on Instagram are about how God was making ways for him and how grateful he was.
God has suffered.
— etoro (@etoro111) October 29, 2019
All the beggers on Mompha IG page are crucifing him😗
Bros, if you make money, impress only your family😎
If Mompha story no give you sence, you no go ever get sense again.
— JESUS IS KING (@collinsweglobe) October 29, 2019
Poverty mentality was the basic reason why Mompha was boldly and shamelessly flaunting ill gotten wealths!
Real billionaire fraudsters in Asia and Europe are not even on social media!!
— Port-Harcourt Plug🔌💡 (@PH_Prinx) October 29, 2019
Mompha has 51 bank accounts, and I only have 15 bank accounts. So that means I'm not doing it right.
Maybe if I make it 51, I'll have the kinda money Mompha has.
That guy is beyond yahoo boys and G boys combined.
But wait! N1.8B/year for rent? Hamza, I'm offended 🤡🤡🤡
— Dr Emmanuel (@DoctorEmto) October 29, 2019
Watch worth 20 million none of them fit tell Mompha time wey Efcc go come
😂 pic.twitter.com/54Gd4Nsclb— 💥BIOLOGICAL SON🧑🏿 (@Mighty_Obi) October 22, 2019
Some people saying Mompha got arrested because he was flaunting his wealth on instagram, yimu. Was Invictus flaunting his own ? Oga, when you reach your bustop you go come down.
— King Femi (@flecther17) October 22, 2019
Mompha shot himself on the leg upon all my warnings! I had told him countless times to check my header but he refused! Now see what has happened. pic.twitter.com/eEuPK6veLN
— Black African 🧙🏿♀️ (@T_rawkz) October 22, 2019
Guy: Eye of the gods, I want to do juju that’ll make me rich like Mompha
Babalawo: *Consults the gods* My son, Ogugu the keeper of wealth has 2 words for you
Guy: Okay baba, what is it?
Babalawo: Insufficient funds
— Four-eyed Edo boy™ (@Alex_Houseof308) October 29, 2019
Isn’t that Lebanese guy the same one that bought Davido an Audemars Piguet on his birthday?
I know I’ve seen him a couple of times on Davido and Mompha’s Snapchat— Alhaji Royz🀄️ (@royzkingin) October 29, 2019
Nobody should tag mompha as a yahoo guy, because those figures💰 are too scary😩 No "yahoo boy" will ever make such amount in Nigeria, not even with Beyonce's pant.
Mompha is a legend in the game😧 pic.twitter.com/EzIBnkLQqe
— side boyfriend 🤑🤓 (@abduljoe11) October 29, 2019
1.8b for rent.. eeeeeeeh God that money will build house for my ancestors reach forefathers to this present generation.. 😭😭😭😭#monija #Mompha
— FALILAT(#móníjà) 😍🇳🇬🇳🇬 (@esanodun) October 29, 2019
My own is that your partner in crime got arrested and you still had the guts to stay in the country 😒 … you could not run to Lebanon the next day. You think #mompha won’t snitch or @officialEFCC can not break into your $1.8billion apartment? pic.twitter.com/ATbi0UX9UH
— TheSouthernGirl 🛡🛡 (@karrenTee_) October 29, 2019
The amount of money that's being mentioned in this Mompha's case is giving me heart attack.😓😴🤦🏽 pic.twitter.com/dXGSjLGUhf
— E L O N E L (@iam_elonel) October 29, 2019
The figures i am seeing in this Mompha case
No woman’s pant on earth can produce it 😩😩— Trouble Maker 😒(G.O). (@ObongRoviel) October 29, 2019
Some people saying Mompha got arrested because he was flaunting his wealth on instagram, yimu. Was Invictus flaunting his own ? Oga, when you reach your bustop you go come down.
— King Femi (@flecther17) October 22, 2019
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