The FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, issued a warrant for the arrest of convicted former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, for his absence from proceedings in a N31 billion fraud trial involving him and seven* others.
Mr Saleh’s absence from court on Monday forced the judge, Maryanne Anenih, to postpone proceedings until Thursday.
This is the second warrant of arrest issued against Mr Mammman in days, since 7 May when another court – the Federal High Court in Abuja – convicted him of N33.8 billion fraud in a separate corruption trial.
Mr Mamman was unceremoniously removed by then-President Muhammadu Buhari after his about two years stint in office, from August 2019 to September 2021.
Judge Anenih ordered Mr Mamman’s arrest on Monday, after the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation (DPPF), Rotimi Oyedepo, requested an order for his arrest and the continuation of the trial despite his absence.
