A Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has fixed June 9, 2026, for ruling in the trial of the former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, over alleged fraud. Mamman, who declared his governorship bid for Taraba State a few days ago, is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 12-count charge before Justice James Omotosho. Daily Trust reports that the charges border on conspiracy to commit money laundering to the tune of N33,804,830,503.73.
During the court proceedings on Thursday, Mamman’s counsel, Femi Atteh, explained that he filed his final written address on behalf of the defendant on April 1, 2026, and urged the court to discharge and acquit Mamman. But in his response, the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, urged the court to convict the defendant on all 12-count charges. “Your lordship, what is important is the fact that funds left a particular government account and went to a BDC (Bureau de Change) account.
“The BDC came before my lord to say that it received this money. The BDC went ahead to tell your lordship how he was carrying money to the defendant’s house. “The boy, who was working with the defendant, also came to testify how he was receiving some of these monies on the instruction of the defendant.
“How else is the prosecution supposed to prove this matter? The evidence before your lordship is clear,” he said. The prosecution counsel, therefore, urged the court to discountenance the submission of the defence and convict the defendant accordingly. After the duo’s argument, Justice Omotosho adjourned the matter till June 9, 2026, for judgment.