The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented its first witness in the trial of Saleh Mamman, over alleged N33.8 billion…
September 26, 2024 6:08 pmThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has presented its first witness in the ongoing trial of Saleh Mamman, former minister of power, for alleged N33.8 billion fraud.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 hydro electric power projects.
“Our investigation revealed that a huge amount of money from the project account of Mambila was sent to different entities that were not authorised on the project. “We also requested the bank record of the accounts from corporate affairs and other commercial banks which revealed that the persons behind the operation of these entities were mainly Maina Goje, Abdulahi Suleiman and Abdulahi Garba.
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