Supporters of former Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman, have raised concerns that the N33.8 billion money laundering allegations against him may be politically motivated.
In a statement released in Jalingo, Taraba State, on Friday and signed by Jacob Sunkani, the group argued that recent developments in the trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja suggest Mamman could be exonerated.
They pointed to testimony from a key prosecution witness, Abdullahi Suleiman, a Bureau de Change operator, which they claim complicates the case against the former minister.
During cross-examination by Mamman’s defense counsel, Femi Ate (SAN), Suleiman, according to the supporters, admitted that his companies received payments both before and after Mamman’s tenure.
Documents presented in court, they said, “showed that funds were transferred to various entities, including Fullest Utility Concept, Platinum…
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