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Court fixes date for ruling on Malami, son, wife’s bail application

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, fixed January 7, 2025, for a ruling on the bail applications filed by the former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN); his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz; and wife, Bashir Asabe.

Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after the defence counse, Joseph Daudu (SAN), and the EFCC’s lawyer, Ekele Iheanacho (SAN), adopted their processes and presented their arguments for and against the case.

The EFCC had, in the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/700/2025, named Malami, Asabe, and Abdulaziz defendants in the money laundering case.

The anti-graft agency accused the defendants of carrying out various suspicious transactions and attempting to conceal the unlawful origin of billions of naira through bank accounts and property acquisitions across Abuja, Kano, and Kebbi.

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They allegedly committed the offences between 2015 and 2025, a period that includes the eight years Malami served as the AGF during the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

The EFCC alleged that Malami, his son, and Asabe conspired to disguise the origin of funds, acquire property indirectly, and retain sums they allegedly knew were proceeds of unlawful activity, in violation of the Money Laundering (Prohibition and Prevention) Acts of 2011 (as amended) and 2022.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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