A prosecution witness narrated at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday how former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, allegedly used funds meant for Nigeria’s Mambilla Hydropower project to purchase houses in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital.
The 12 counts filed against him include conspiracy to commit money laundering and breach of trust, which centred on the illegal diversion of the hydropower project through various private companies.
The prosecution listed Prymint Investment Ltd. and Gurupche Business Enterprise among the unauthorised recipients of project funds.
Mr Mamman pleaded not guilty to all charges when he was arraigned in July.
The Mambilla hydropower project is at the centre of another corruption trial, which similarly highlights how another minister allegedly profited illegally from it while Nigeria’s longstanding, intractable power crisis remains unresolved.
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