Alleged 33.8bn Fraud: Ex- Power Minister Mamman’s Lawyer Fails to Produce Witness in Court

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By JUMOKE SANNI

The trial of the former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja could not continue on Monday, February 23, 2026 due to the inability of the defence team to produce its witness in court.

At Monday’s proceedings, the defence counsel, Femi Atteh, SAN informed the court that he was unable to subpoena its witness because the witness was unavailable in the office. He therefore sought additional time to enable him to subpoena the witness.

Justice Omotosho adjourned the matter till February 26, 2026 for the defendant to open his defence.

Mamman is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a 12-count charge, bordering on conspiracy to commit money laundering to the tune of N33,804,830,503.73 (Thirty-three Billion, Eight Hundred and Four Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty Thousand, Five Hundred and Three Naira, Seventy-three Kobo).