BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Ex-Power Minister, Saleh Mamman
The anti-graft agency said he was found in Kaduna after going underground, and the court said he stole at least N22 billion in project funds.
- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman in Kaduna on Tuesday, ending his fugitive status following his recent conviction and 75-year sentencing for multi-billion naira fraud.
- Judge James Omotosho sentenced Mamman to 75 years imprisonment in absentia on May 13 after finding him guilty of diverting over 33.8 billion naira meant for the Zungeru and Mambilla hydroelectric power projects.
- EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede confirmed the arrest occurred at about 3.30 a.m. on Tuesday, as the court ordered consecutive sentences for all 12 counts of financial misappropriation without the option of a fine.
- Beyond this conviction, Mamman remains subject to an arrest warrant issued by Judge Maryanne Anenih of the FCT High Court in Abuja regarding a separate N31 billion fraud trial.
- Authorities apprehended Mamman alongside two individuals suspected of shielding him from justice; the residence where the arrest took place is now under investigation by the anti-graft agency.
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Nigeria arrests ex-power minister Mamman after 75-year graft sentence
YENAGOA, Nigeria, May 19 - Nigeria's anti-graft agency has arrested former power minister Saleh Mamman, days after a court sentenced him in absentia to 75 years in prison for laundering 33.8 billion naira ($24.65 million), its chairman said on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
EFCC nabs convicted ex-minister Mamman over N33bn fraud
By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, said it had arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, days after he was sentenced in absentia over the alleged diversion of more than N33 billion meant for the Mambilla power project and other electricity schemes. Read Also: Civil War: We turned to Soviets for weapons after US, UK snub — Gowon Mamman’s arrest came less than a week after a court or…
BREAKING: EFCC arrests convicted ex-power minister Mamman
The EFCC has arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, following his conviction for financial misappropriation. Get the latest details on the arrest Read More: https://punchng.com/breaking-efcc-arrests-convicted-ex-power-minister-mamman/
BREAKING: EFCC arrests ex-power minister, Saleh Mamman
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, following his recent conviction and sentencing by the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged financial misappropriation during his time in office. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, confirmed that Mamman was arrested at about 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday. He was reportedly apprehended in Kaduna alongside two individuals said to have been shielding h…
EFCC arrests fleeing ex-power minister Mamman
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have clamped down on a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman. Mamman, who has remained in hiding even after he was sentenced to 75 years imprisonment, was arrested in Rigasa, Kaduna State. Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the anti-graft agency, who disclosed this to journalists at an ongoing press briefing at the headquarters of the commission, explained that he was arrested at about 3…
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