Court remands ex-AGF Malami, son, co-defendant in Kuje prison over multibillion-naira fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami (SAN), his son Abdulaziz Malami and a co-defendant, Asabe Bashir, in custody over an alleged multibillion-naira money laundering case. Justice Emeka Nwite directed that Malami and his son be held at Kuje Correctional Centre while Bashir is to be kept at Suleja Correctional Centre, pending the hearing of their bail applications. The defendants were earlier arraigned by the EFCC on a 16-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering, unlawful acquisition of assets and conspiracy, to which they all pleaded not guilty. The judge declined an oral request for bail, ruling that it would be unfair to grant bail before the prosecution files a formal response to the written bail application already before the court. Justice Nwite said granting bail at this stage […]
