…Court ordered that Malami be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions.
ABUJA, NIGERIA- The iNews Times | Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday approved bail of ₦500 million each for former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abdulaziz Malami, his wife, and their son, subject to stringent conditions. These include the submission of landed property documents and international travel papers.
According to Channels TV, the court ordered that each defendant must present two sureties in the same sum, with the sureties owning landed property in Asokoro, Maitama, or Gwarinpa areas of Abuja.
The judge further directed that all travel documents be deposited with the court.
Verification of the submitted property documents will be carried out by the Deputy Chief Registrar, while the sureties are also required to swear to an affidavit of means.
Malami was specifically instructed to surrender his travel documents and is prohibited from leaving the country without prior court approval.
In addition, both the defendants and their sureties must submit two recent passport photographs each to the registry.
They ordered that Malami be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions.
The trial on the corruption charges is scheduled to commence on February 17.
The iNews Times reported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed a 16-count charge against Malami, his wife, and his son, Abdulaziz, over alleged money laundering involving transactions estimated at about ₦9 billion.
Earlier, on December 18, 2025, the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja upheld Malami’s continued detention by the EFCC.
Malami has remained in EFCC custody since December 8 after reportedly failing to meet the administrative bail conditions granted by the commission.
Justice Babangida Hassan had dismissed Malami’s application for bail from EFCC custody, ruling that his detention was lawful.
Citing Section 35 of the Constitution and provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), Justice Hassan held that Malami’s detention was valid under a subsisting remand order.
He added that granting the application would amount to sitting as an appellate court over a decision of a court of coordinate jurisdiction, which the court lacked the authority to do.
