The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the arrest of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, who was recently found guilty in a corruption case.
According to EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede, Mamman was arrested around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday in Kaduna.
On May 7, a court convicted Saleh Mamman on all 12 charges filed against him by the EFCC.
A Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced him to 75 years in prison for fraud and money laundering involving N33.8 billion.
The trial judge, James Omotosho, handed Mamman seven-year prison terms on 10 counts, three years on another count, and two years on the final count.
The judge ordered that the sentences be served one after another rather than at the same time.
The court also ruled that Mamman could not pay fines instead of serving jail time on most of the charges.
However, for count four, he was given the option to pay a N10 million fine.
The court directed that foreign currencies recovered during the investigation, as well as four high-end properties in Abuja connected to the former minister, be confiscated.
