N33.8bn Fraud: Court Jails Ex-Minister, Mamman For 75 Years

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday convicted and sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years’ imprisonment over an alleged ₦33.8 billion fraud linked to power projects.

CityMirrorNews reports that Mamman was convicted on all 12 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

He was sentenced to seven years each on 10 counts and received three years and two years, respectively, on counts four and five of the charge.

James Omotosho, the presiding judge, held that the sentence should run consecutively without the option of a fine, except on count four, which allows for a N10 million fine.

CityMirrorNews recalls that in July 2024, the EFCC arraigned Mamman on a 12-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering and conspiracy with officials at the ministry and some private companies to “Indirectly convert” the sum of N33.8 billion meant for the Zungeru and Mambilla hydroelectric power projects.

He had pleaded not guilty to the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/273/2024.