- Safiu Kehinde
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has, on Monday, presented four more witnesses against former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, in the ongoing trial over alleged N33.8 billion money laundering charge.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on the Commission’s official X handle on Tuesday.
According to the statement. the four witnesses were presented before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday at the ongoing trial.
At the proceedings, EFCC’s Prosecuting Counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) told the court that the Commission was prepared to further prove its case with four more witnesses: PW4, 5, 6, and 7, whom he said were Compliance Officers at Zenith, UBA, GTB and Wema Banks, respectively.
The new witnesses presented before the court are Mishelia R.B, Mayowa Itiku, Lily Marama and Oluwunmi Ogunloye.
While being led in evidence by prosecuting counsel, the witnesses took turns to inform the court that they received correspondences respectively from the EFCC to provide details of account openings and statements in respect of ten business entities.
The business entities include Sami Court Resort Limited, Golden Bond Nigeria Limited, Samson Bitrus, Gurupche Business Enterprise, Shipikin Global Enterprises, Silverline Ventures, Breathable Investment Ltd, First-Class Contraction Ltd, Spinhillls Biz International Ltd and Fulex Utility Concept Ltd.
Following the witnesses accoutnt, Oyedepo presented bundles of documents of those entities which the witnesses affirmed before the court that they emanated from their banks and were generated from their databases.
After confirming the documents as their bank documents, the prosecuting counsel tendered them in evidence before the court. Justice Omotosho thereafter adjourned the matter till January 22, 23 and 24, 2025, for continuation of hearing.
Recall that Mamman is being prosecuted by the 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)