Ex-AGF Malami, son, wife granted N1.5bn bail

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja this morning January 7 granted the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, his wife Hajia Asabe and his son, Abdulaziz, N1.5 billion bail.

The court in a ruling held that all the defendants must provide two sureties each in the like sum, who must be owners of landed properties in either Asokoro, Maitama or Gwarinpa districts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

According to the court, aside from submission of title documents of the properties for verification, the defendants must surrender their travel passports.

More so, it held that the sureties must submit two of their recent passport photographs and equally depose to an affidavit of means.

The court warned that the defendants must not travel outside the country without permission.Justice Nwite held that they should remain in prison custody, pending the perfection of the bail conditions.

The case was subsequently adjourned till February 17 for trial.

Malami, who served as Justice Minister from November 11, 2015, to May 29, 2023, under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, faces a 16-count money laundering charge. He was arraigned before the court alongside his son, Abdulaziz, and his wife Asabe, who was identified as an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Limited—a firm allegedly used to conceal proceeds of unlawful activity through property deals