Alleged ₦31bn 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 additional documents in evidence against former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, in his prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an 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 ₦31,070,541,349.64 (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 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 details of the account of one of its customers, Fullest Utility Concept Ltd.

She said the bank responded via a letter attaching the account opening documents, certificate of identification, and statement of account of the company, extracted from the bank’s database. She confirmed that she and her colleague signed the documents on behalf of the bank before transmitting them to the EFCC.

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

Earlier in the proceedings, the first prosecution witness (PW1), Umar Abba, a compliance officer with Zenith Bank, concluded his cross-examination. He revealed that he generated the account statements of the defendants from the bank’s database, endorsed them, and sent them to the EFCC.

“I generated the account statements from the bank’s system, compared them with what I had, then signed them before sending them to the EFCC,” he said.

Suleiman Mohammed, counsel to Mamman, drew the attention of the court to a pending application on notice filed on March 9, 2026, and the judge indicated that she would review it.

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