Nigeria: Court Jails Ex-Minister Mamman for 75 Years Over Power Project Fraud
Judge James Omotosho ordered security agencies to arrest Saleh Mamman after convicting him on 12 fraud counts tied to N33.8 billion.
- On Wednesday, the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman to 75 years in prison for fraud and money laundering, with Justice James Omotosho delivering the verdict.
- Mamman, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari between 2019 and 2021, was convicted of embezzling ₦33.8 billion linked to the Mambilla and Zungeru hydroelectric power projects.
- Justice Omotosho imposed consecutive sentences across 12 counts, ordering forfeiture of foreign currencies and properties, including a $655,700 cash payment used to acquire Abuja property traced by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission .
- Because Mamman remains at large, the judge directed security agencies to work with Interpol to ensure his apprehension, with the prison term beginning only upon his arrest and custody.
- The court noted that instead of improving Nigeria's struggling power sector, Mamman enriched himself at the expense of citizens, describing the prosecution's evidence as overwhelming and the defense as weak.
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Court Sentences Nigerian Politician to 75 Years in Jail for Graft
A Nigerian court handed a former energy minister a 75-year jail term after finding him guilty of money laundering and corruption linked to two power projects in the West African nation, which has persistently been roiled by outages.
N33.8bn Fraud: Ex-power Minister Mamman bags 75 years jail...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced the former Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, to 75 years imprisonment in absentia over N33.8 billion money laundering offences. Justice James Omotosho, who convicted Mamman in all the 12 counts preferred against him by the EFCC, ordered that the sentence shall run consecutively and not concurrently. Justice Omotosho said that the absence of the ex-minister in court today (Thursday) and on t…
BREAKING: Court sentences ex-Power Minister, Mamman to 75 years imprisonment
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years in prison for stealing public funds totalling about N33.8 billion. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, brought the case before the court. Mamman was accused of money laundering and conspiracy involving funds meant for the Zungeru and Mambilla hydroelectric power projects. The ruling marks a major escalation from the earlier s…
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