Alleged N31bn Fraud: Court Admits More Evidence Against Mamman
Abuja, Nigeria,March 25, 2026
Justice Maryann Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, admitted additional documentary evidence in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, over an alleged N31 billion fraud.
Mamman, alongside seven others, is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a nine-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, and intent to defraud to the tune of N31,070,541,349.64.
At the proceedings, the second prosecution witness (PW2), Leadu Kpandei, a compliance officer with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), testified that the EFCC, in March 2025, requested details of the account of one of its customers, Fullest Utility Concept Ltd.
She stated that the bank responded by forwarding account opening documents, certificates of identification, and statements of account, all extracted from its database. Kpandei confirmed that she and a colleague signed the documents on behalf of the bank before transmitting them to the EFCC.
The documents were subsequently tendered in court by prosecution counsel, A.O. Mohammed, and admitted as exhibits E1, E2, E3, and E4.
Earlier, the first prosecution witness (PW1), Umar Abba, a compliance officer with Zenith Bank, concluded his cross-examination. He told the court that he generated the defendants’ account statements from the bank’s database, verified them, endorsed the documents, and forwarded them to the EFCC.
“I generated the documents of the account statements from the bank’s computer, compared them with what I have, then I signed before sending them to the EFCC,” he said.
Counsel to Mamman, Suleiman Mohammed, drew the court’s attention to a pending motion on notice filed on March 9, 2026, which the judge indicated would be reviewed.
Justice Anineh thereafter adjourned the matter to April 16, May 11, and June 4, 2026, for continuation of trial.