Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Photo: NTAThe Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 7 to rule on the bail applications filed by a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz, and his wife, Bashir Asabe. The PUNCH reports that the EFCC, in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/700/2025, named the ex-minister, his wife, and son as the first, second, and third defendants respectively in a 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. The alleged offences were committed between 2015 and 2025, a period that includes Malami’s tenure as AGF under the administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Source: Punch January 02, 2026 16:11 UTC