Exhibit Form for some cash found at his home and Payment Vouchers for Bangus Nig. Ltd. were offered and allowed into evidence.

In the prosecution of Saleh Mamman, a former minister of power, Abubakar Kweido, the first prosecuting witness, testified on Wednesday before a Federal High Court in Abuja that the former minister had purportedly purchased homes in Abuja with money from the Mambilla Hydro project’s account.

Mamman is facing 12 counts of conspiracy to commit money laundering worth N33,804,830,503.73 (thirty-three billion, eight hundred and four million, eight hundred and thirty thousand, five hundred and three naira, and seventy-three kobo) from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Prosecution attorney Olumide Fusika (SAN) led Kweido, an EFCC agent, in evidence during the proceedings on Wednesday. Kweido stated that the investigation revealed that part of the money provided to the former minister were used to buy houses in Kado Estate and Wuse 2, Abuja.

“We invited the minister and presented the investigation’s findings to him, who acknowledged and responded in the presence of his attorney,” he stated. He refuted any link to any of the purported properties, claiming that his personal assistant, Maisbahu Idris, frequently got funds from the Mambilla Hydro project’s project accountant to distribute to his ministry employees.

“We proceeded to search the minister’s residence and found cash containing some foreign currencies.” We also retrieved the Abangus Nig. Ltd. CAC records, and our inquiry showed that the firm was among the ones the minister utilised to enable the removal of monies from Mambilla’s project account.

Exhibit Form for some cash found at his home and Payment Vouchers for Bangus Nig. Ltd. were offered and allowed into evidence.

The trial has been postponed to October 23, 2024 by Judge James Omotosho.