BREAKING: Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC Arrests, Detains Ex-Minister Of Power, Mamman For N22billion Fraud
Sale Mamman, a feeble Minister of Energy, has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Monetary Crimes Commission (EFCC) in reference to an alleged N22 billion fraud.
Mamman, who used to be minister under President Muhammadu Buhari from 2019 to 2021, used to be arrested in the early hours of Wednesday and is being detained on the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja, sources printed.
The arrest is connected to investigations into alleged corruption in the execution of some energy initiatives.
Mamman is accused of conspiring with workers of the ministry to blame of the accounts of the Zungeru and Mambilla Hydro Electric Energy initiatives to divert N22 billion and share amongst themselves.
The investigations uncovered properties in Nigeria and in but every other country allegedly linked to the suspects, while thousands and thousands of naira and bucks acquire reportedly been recovered.
SaharaReporters had reported in September 2021 that Mamman used to be relieved of his ministerial job by President Buhari.
Mamman used to be said to acquire been residing at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja for bigger than three weeks on the funds of some highly efficient pursuits in the facility sector, who acquire been hoping he would quiet be in the office as a plan to award lucrative contracts to them.
“He has been residing completely at Transcorp Hilton since early August. His funds acquire been being covered by functions in the facility sector who acquire been taking a ogle forward to more lucrative contracts prior to the contaminated news of his dismissal struck the day prior to this,” the provision used to be quoted to acquire added.
