A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years imprisonment over a N33.8 billion money laundering and fraud case.
Mamman was convicted on all 12 counts filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Delivering judgment, Justice James Omotosho sentenced the former minister to seven years imprisonment each on 10 counts, while counts four and five attracted three years and two years jail terms respectively.
The court ruled that the sentences would run consecutively and without the option of a fine, except for count four, where the convict was given an option of a N10 million fine.
Justice Omotosho also ordered the forfeiture of foreign currencies recovered from Mamman, alongside four high-value properties in Abuja linked to the proceeds of the crime.
The EFCC had arraigned Mamman in July 2024 on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering and conspiracy. The anti-graft agency accused him of collaborating with ministry officials and private firms to divert N33.8 billion earmarked for the Zungeru and Mambilla hydroelectric power projects.