EFCC transfers Saleh Mamman to Kuje prison to begin 75-year jail term

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has transferred erstwhile Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Kuje, Abuja, pursuing an bid by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, for the commencement of his 75-year situation sentence.

Justice James Omotosho gave the bid on Tuesday after Saleh Mamman was presented earlier the tribunal by operatives of the EFCC.

In a connection issued by EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, the anti-graft bureau disclosed that the proceedings besides featured the filing of a consequential exertion seeking the forfeiture of 5 further properties allegedly linked to Saleh Mamman.

According to Dele Oyewale, the prosecution counsel and Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, informed the tribunal that the exertion dated May 25, 2026, sought an bid for the forfeiture of the listed assets.

During the proceedings, the tribunal heard grounds from Shamsudeen Mohammed, who identified himself arsenic a comparative of Saleh Mamman. He told the tribunal that the erstwhile curate travelled from Abuja to Kaduna State successful a taxi soon aft his condemnation and sentencing.

“My sanction is Shamsudeen Mohammed. He is my relative. He was sick, and I was helping him to instrumentality his accepted medicine. He was brought by a taxi from Abuja to Kaduna,” helium said.

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