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By Victory Oghene
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years in prison for stealing public funds totalling about ₦33.8 billion.
Delivering judgment, Justice James Omotosho convicted Mamman on all 12 counts of fraud and money laundering brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The court handed him seven years imprisonment on 10 counts, while counts four and five attracted three years and two years respectively.
Justice Omotosho ruled that the sentences would run consecutively, bringing the total jail term to 75 years. He, however, allowed an option of a ₦10 million fine on count four.
In addition, the court ordered the forfeiture of foreign currencies recovered from the convict, alongside four high-value properties in Abuja traced to him.
