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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Nigerian court sentences ex-power minister Mamman to 75 years in prison for fraud
ABUJA, May 13 - A Nigerian court on Wednesday sentenced former power minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in prison after convicting him of laundering 33.8 billion naira ($24.71 million), the country's anti-graft agency said, a rare conviction against corrupt officials in the West African nation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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