BREAKING: Court Grants ₦500m Bail To Former Attorney General Malami, Wife, Son

The court ruled that the sureties must own landed property in highbrow Abuja districts, including Asokoro, Maitama or Gwarinpa, and are required to deposit their travel documents with the court.

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and two other defendants in the sum of ₦500million each, with two sureties.

The court ruled that the sureties must own landed property in highbrow Abuja districts, including Asokoro, Maitama or Gwarinpa, and are required to deposit their travel documents with the court.

Justice Nwite further ordered that the property documents be verified by the Deputy Chief Registrar of the court, while the sureties must also swear to affidavits of means.

In addition, Malami was directed to submit his own travel documents to the court and was barred from leaving the country without prior permission of the court.

The court earlier adjourned to January 7, 2026, the hearing of a bail application filed by Abubakar Malami, who is facing alleged money laundering charges.

Malami, who is currently being remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, is standing trial alongside his son, Abdulaziz Malami, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and one of his wives, Bashir Asabe, over a 16-count charge filed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Malami and the other defendants are accused of laundering a total sum of ₦8.7 billion.

They pleaded not guilty to all the charges when they were arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite on December 29, 2025.

Following their plea, the court ordered that the trio be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of their bail application.