On Thursday, July 11, before Justice J. K. Omotosho, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is scheduled to arraign Saleh Mamman, the former Minister of Power, on allegations of purported money laundering totaling ₦33 billion.
Mamman is accused on 12 counts, including conspiracy to commit money laundering and possession and use of proceeds from illegal activity, according to a source who is an EFCC insider.
Prosecution attorney Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN, and others have signed the charge documents, which state that counts 1-2 deal with money laundering conspiracy; counts 3–4 deal with money laundering through cash payments that exceed legal limits; count 5 deals with purchasing landed property with cash payments; and counts 6–12 concentrate on possession and use.
