The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years in prison for stealing and laundering about ₦33.8 billion in public funds.
Justice James Omotosho found Mamman guilty on all 12 counts filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), including fraud and money laundering.
The court handed him seven years each on 10 counts, and additional sentences of three years and two years on the remaining counts, with the terms ordered to run consecutively.
Justice Omotosho also ordered the forfeiture of recovered foreign currencies and four properties in Abuja traced to the former minister.
Mamman, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari, was convicted in his absence, having earlier been declared wanted by the court.
The judge said the EFCC had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, adding that the former minister failed to provide any credible defence.
He also ordered security agencies and Interpol to work towards his arrest, stating that the sentence will begin once he is taken into custody.