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The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled January 7 to deliver its ruling on the bail applications filed by a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), his wife, Asabe Bashir, and their son, Abubakar Abdulaziz.
Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date on Friday after counsel to the defendants, Joseph Daudu (SAN), and counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ekele Iheanacho (SAN), adopted their written processes and presented oral arguments before the court.
The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/700/2025, was instituted by the EFCC, which listed Malami, his wife, and son as the first, second, and third defendants respectively in an ongoing money laundering trial.
According to the anti-graft agency, the defendants allegedly carried out a series of suspicious financial transactions, including attempts to conceal the unlawful origin of billions of naira through multiple bank accounts and property acquisitions in Abuja, Kano, and Kebbi states.
The EFCC alleged that the offences were committed between 2015 and 2025, a period that covers Malami’s tenure as Attorney-General of the Federation under the administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Commission further accused the defendants of conspiring to disguise the origin of illicit funds, acquiring properties indirectly, and retaining proceeds they allegedly knew were derived from unlawful activities, contrary to the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prohibition and Prevention) Acts of 2011 (as amended) and 2022.
