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Nigeria arrests ex-power minister Mamman after 75-year graft sentence
Filed: May 19, 2026 at 1:05 PM ET
Summary: Nigeria’s anti-graft agency arrested former power minister Saleh Mamman days after he was sentenced in absentia to 75 years.
WHO: Nigeria’s anti-graft agency
WHAT: Arrested former power minister Saleh Mamman over alleged money laundering tied to a 75-year in-absentia graft sentence.
WHEN: May 19, 2026 at 12:18 PM ET
WHERE: Nigeria
WHY: He was arrested days after a court sentenced him in absentia to 75 years for laundering 33.8 billion naira.
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