Nigeria, May 11 -- The FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, issued a warrant for the arrest of convicted former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, for his absence from proceedings in a N31 billion fraud trial involving him and six others.

Mr Saleh's absence from court on Monday forced the judge, Maryanne Anenih to postpone proceedings until Thursday.

This is the second warrant of arrest issued against Mr Mammman in days, since 7 May when another court - the Federal High Court in Abuja - convicted him of N33.8 billion fraud in a separate corruption trial.

Mr Mamman was unceremoniously removed by then-President Muhammadu Buhari after his about two years stint in office, from August 2019 to September 2021.

Trial judge, Maryann Anen...