Nigeria, July 4 -- Former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, on Wednesday, accused his own lawyer of misrepresenting him during the recording of his statements at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alleging that portions of the statement were fabricated without his knowledge.

Mr Mamman made the allegation while testifying as the first defence witness in a trial-within-trial aimed at determining the voluntariness of the statements obtained during his investigation by the EFCC.

The case is before trial judge James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja.

The EFCC is prosecuting Mr Mamman on 12 counts of conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N33.8 billion.

Led in evidence by his lawyer, Femi Atteh, who is a Sen...