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ALLEGED N31B FRAUD: COURT ADMITS MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST MAMMAN. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.



 Alleged N31b Fraud: Court Admits more Evidence against Mamman


Justice Maryann Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, admitted more documents in evidence against the former Minister for Power, Saleh Mamman in his prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for alleged fraud.


Mamman and seven others are being prosecuted by the EFCC on a nine-count charge, bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and intent to defraud to the tune of N31,070,541,349.64 (Thirty-one Billion, Seventy Million, Five Hundred and Forty-one Thousand, Three Hundred and Forty-nine Naira, Sixty-four Kobo).


At Wednesday’s  proceedings, the Second Prosecution Witness, PW2,  Leadu Kpandei, a female compliance officer with Guaranty Trust Bank, GTB while being led in evidence by prosecution counsel, A.O. Mohammed, disclosed that the EFCC, sometime in March 2025, requested the details of account of one of its customers,  Fullest Utility Concept Ltd to which the bank responded via a letter attached with the account opening documents, certificate of identification and statement of accounts of the said company, distilled from the bank’s database. She confirmed that she and her colleague signed the documents on behalf of the bank before they were transmitted to the EFCC.


The documents, marked exhibit E1, E2, E3, E4 were tendered and admitted in evidence by the court.


Earlier in the proceedings, the First Prosecution Witness PW1, Umar Abba, a compliance officer of Zenith Bank, concluded his cross-examination, where he revealed he generated the account statements of the defendants also from the bank’s database, endorsed and sent to the EFCC. “I generated the documents of the account statements from the bank’s computer, compared them with what I have, then I signed before sending them to the EFCC” he said.


Suleiman Mohammed, counsel to Mamman drew the attention of the court to a pending application on motion on notice, filed on March 9, 2026 and the judge promised to go through it.


Justice Anineh adjourned the matter till April 16, May 11 and June 4, 2026 for continuation of trial.

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