By Correspondent in Abuja.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 7 for ruling on the bail applications filed by a former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, and their son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami.
Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter on Friday after the counsel to the defendants, Mr Joseph Daudu, SAN, and that of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, adopted their written addresses and presented arguments for and against the bail applications.
Our recalls that the EFCC, in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/700/2025, listed Malami, his wife, and son as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants respectively in an alleged money laundering case.
According to the anti-graft agency, the defendants are accused of engaging in various suspicious financial transactions and allegedly attempting to conceal the unlawful origin of billions of naira through bank accounts and property acquisitions in Abuja, Kano and Kebbi states.
The alleged offences were said to have been committed between 2015 and 2025, a period that includes the eight years Malami served as Attorney-General of the Federation under the administration of late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The EFCC further alleged that Malami, his wife and son conspired to disguise the source of funds, acquire properties indirectly and retain sums they allegedly knew were proceeds of unlawful activities, contrary to the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prohibition and Prevention) Acts of 2011 (as amended) and 2022.
Justice Nwite adjourned the matter to January 7 for ruling on the bail applications.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
