By Isaac Aregbesola
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the fugitive, convicted former minister of Power, Saleh Mamman.
EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, said Mamman was arrested somewhere in Rigasa, Kaduna on Tuesday morning around 3am.
A Federal High Court in Abuja had last week sentenced Mamman to 75 years in prison in absentia.
He was convicted of 12 counts of money laundering and fraud amounting to N33.8 billion, connected to the diversion of funds from the Mambilla and Zungeru hydropower projects.
The Mambilla hydropower project, designed to generate over 3,000 megawatts of electricity, has suffered decades of delays, legal disputes, funding challenges and corruption allegations despite repeated promises by successive governments to deliver the project.
Mamman was convicted earlier this month on all 12 counts brought against him. However, the former minister was absent at the sentencing stage, forcing the court to proceed in absentia.
(NAN)
