Twenty months after the former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman was removed from office, he has been detained over an alleged diversion of N22 billion.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detained him on Wednesday morning after turning himself in at the Commission’s office in Abuja.
Mr Mamman, according to sources, allegedly conspired with officials of the Ministry of Power during his stint as minister to divert N22 billion in public funds and shared it with them.
“From 2017 to date, the former Minister of Power conspired with other staff of the Ministry in charge of the accounts of the Zungeru and Mambilla Hydro Electric Power Project, diverted over N22 billion naira, and shared it amongst themselves,” a source said
The sources said, “Investigations have led to the tracing and identification of properties in Nigeria and overseas, as well as the recovery of millions of naira and USD.”
Sources at the Commission said Investigations are still ongoing over the matter adding that the suspects linked to the case would soon be charged in court.
Investigations revealed that Mr Mamman’s time in office was marked by a poor power supply that has seen slight improvement since his removal.
Mamman was unceremoniously removed from office by President Muhammadu Buhari. He served as the Minister of Power from August 2019 to September 2021.
As at the time of filing this report, the former Minister has not been released.
