Nigeria: Saleh Mamman to Face Money Laundering Charges

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will arraign former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman before Justice J. K. Omotosho on Thursday, July 11, for alleged N33 billion money laundering offences.

A source revealed that Mamman would be indicted on a 12-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit money laundering and possession and use of known proceeds of criminal conduct.

Saleh Mamman to Face Money Laundering Charges

The charge documents, signed by the prosecution counsel, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN), and others, read that “counts 1-2 border on conspiracy to commit money laundering; counts 3-4 border on money laundering by cash payment in excess of the lawful limit; count five borders on purchase of landed property with cash payment; while counts 6–12 border on possession and use of known proceeds of criminal conduct.”

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The investigation, which spanned from 2019 to 2022, was conducted with utmost diligence, covering the period when Mamman served as a minister under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

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