…adjourned proceedings to March 4 for the commencement of trial in the Malami terrorism financing trial.
Abuja, Nigeria — The iNews Times reports that a Federal High Court in Abuja has granted former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami, bail in the sum of N200 million each in the ongoing Malami terrorism financing trial.
The defendants are facing prosecution by the Department of State Services (DSS) over allegations bordering on terrorism financing and unlawful possession of firearms.
In a ruling delivered on Friday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik granted the bail applications but ordered that the former AGF and his son be remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre pending fulfilment of the bail conditions in the Malami terrorism financing trial.
The court directed both defendants to produce two sureties each as part of the bail requirements. One of the sureties must possess landed property within Abuja’s Maitama or Asokoro districts.
Justice Abdulmalik further ruled that the property title documents must be deposited with the Deputy Chief Registrar of the court alongside valid international passports of the sureties.
In addition, the sureties are required to file affidavits of means and submit two recent passport photographs to the court to perfect the bail conditions in the Malami terrorism financing trial.
The court also ordered Malami and his son to surrender their international passports and provide recent passport photographs as part of the conditions attached to their temporary release.
Following the ruling, Justice Abdulmalik adjourned proceedings to March 4 for the commencement of trial in the Malami terrorism financing trial.
The DSS had earlier arraigned the former AGF and Abdulaziz Malami on a five-count charge relating to terrorism financing and illegal possession of firearms.
Counts in the charge marked, FHC/ABJ/CR/63/2026, read:
1.
That you, Abubakar Malami of Gesse Phase II Area, Birnin Kebbi LGA, Kebbi State, Adult, male, sometime in November, 2022 at Federal Ministry of Justice, Maitama, Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did knowingly abet terrorism financing by refusing to prosecute terrorism financiers whose casefiles were brought to your office as the Attorney-General of the Federation, for prosecution, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 26 (2) of Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
2.
That you, Abubakar Malami and Abdulaziz Abubakar Malami of Gesse Phase II, Area, Birnin Kebbi LGA, Kebbi State, adults, males, sometime in December, 2025, in your res:dence at Gesse Phase II Area, Birnin Kebbi LGA, Kebbi State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did engage in a conduct in preparation to commit act of terrorism by having in your possession and without licence, a Sturm Magnum 17-0101 firearm, Sixteen (16) Redstar AAA 5°20 live rounds of Cartridges and Twenty-Seven (27) expended Redstar AAA 5’20 Cartridges, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 29 of Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 .
3.
That you, Abubakar Malami and Abdulaziz Abubakar Malami, of Gesse Phase II Area, Birnin Kebbi LGA, Kebbi State, adults, males, sometime in December, 2025, in your residence at Gesse Phase II Area, Birnin Kebbi LGA, Kebbi State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, without licence, did have in your possession a Sturm Magnum 17-0101 firearm, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 3 of Firearms Act 2004 and punishable under Section 27 (1) of the same Act.
4.
That you, Abubakar Malami and Abdulaziz Abubakar Malami, of Gesse Phase II Area, Birnin Kebbi LGA, Kebbi State, adults, males, sometime in December, 2025, in your residence at Gesse Phase II Area, Birnin Kebbi LGA, Kebbi State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, without licence, did have in your possession sixteen (16) Redstar AAA 5’20 live rounds of cartridges, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8(1) of Firearms Act 2004 and punishable under Section 27 (1) of the same Act.
5.
That you, Abubakar Malami and Abdulaziz Abubakar Malami, of Gesse Phase II Area, Birnin Kebbi LGA, Kebbi State, adults, males, sometime in December, 2025, in your residence at Gesse Phase II Area, Birnin Kebbi LGA, Kebbi State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, without licence, did have in your possession twenty-seven (27) expended Redstar AAA 5’20 cartridges, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8(1) of Firearms Act 2004 and punishable under Section 27 (1) of the same Act.
