Alleged fraud: Former Buhari minister gets temporary bail, reason, other details emerge

  • The embattled former minister of power, Saleh Mamman, who collapsed in court on Thursday, has received a temporary bail
  • High Court in Abuja granted Mamman N10bn bail with specific conditions on Friday, barely a day after sending him to the Kuje correctional centre
  • Interestingly, Justice James Omotosho, who delivered the ruling on Friday morning, held that Mamman will remain in prison until he meets the bail conditions

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements

On Friday, the former minister of power, Saleh Mamman, who was remanded in prison custody over his alleged complicity in a N33 billion fraud, secured bail from the Federal High Court, Abuja division.