When the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced the re-arrest of the fleeing former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman in May, the news of capturing him after days of searching became less interesting than his picture accompanying the update.
Looking sad, the former minister was pictured in handcuffs while his withered hands clamped a booking board. It was a rare sight that sketched his journey to jail.
On 7 May, the Federal High Court in Abuja convicted former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, of money laundering involving a whopping N33.8 billion meant for Nigeria’s electricity projects.
LETwelve days later, on 19 May, the court sentenced him to prison on each of the 12 charges brought against him by the EFCC.
He received seven years’ imprisonment for each of 10 counts, two years for one count and three years for another count. The sentences for all 12 counts, which the court ordered to run consecutively, summed up to 75 years in jail for the 68-year-old man.
