Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Alleged 33.8bn: Court Strikes out Saleh Mamman’s No-Case Submission

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, December 11, 2025 struck out a no-case submission made by former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, ordering him to commence his defence. Omotosho, while delivering his ruling held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had been able to establish a prima facie case against Mamman, adding that the defendant must proffer some explanations on the evidence before the court. “I have carefully gone through the evidence presented to the court by the prosecution with respect to this charge. The evidence all points t…