Former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman has been convicted on 12- count charges bordering on money laundering to the tune of N33.8billion. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, however, deferred his sentence to May 13, 2026 because the former Minister was not physically present in court.
To forestall his escape from the country before being sentenced, EFCC Counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, applied for a bench warrant for his arrest to be produced in court.
Mamman, who served as Minister of Power under former President Muhammadu Buhari, was charged with a 12-count indictment involving alleged money laundering and diversion of about ₦33.8 billion linked to the Zungeru and Mambilla hydroelectric power projects.
The EFCC alleged that money from government accounts was routed through bureau de change operators and later delivered to Mamman or his associates with one allegation involving a cash payment of about $655,700 (roughly ₦200 million at the time) for a property in Abuja outside the formal banking system
