US EditionNigeria: Court Rejects Former Attorney-General Malami's Bail Request, Gives Reason
The FCT High Court ruled Malami's detention lawful based on a valid remand order as he faces probe over alleged $490 million Abacha asset irregularities, EFCC said.
- On Thursday, the Federal Capital Territory High Court refused Abubakar Malami's bail application, with Justice Babangida Hassan ruling his detention lawful and citing lack of appellate power over a coordinate court's order.
- The EFCC says it opened investigations after obtaining a remand order from Sylvanus Oriji to hold Abubakar Malami for alleged money laundering and abuse of office.
- Reports indicate investigators seized Malami's international passport linked to an alleged $490/million Abacha loot and are probing related bank accounts, while the EFCC executed raids at his homes and offices in Abuja and Kebbi on Wednesday.
- Mr Malami has been held in EFCC custody since 8 December and his lawyers challenged the continued custody as unlawful, prompting political reactions from opposition figures, while the EFCC rejected politicisation claims.
- He has cited Chapter 9 of the Justice Ayo Salami Judicial Commission of Inquiry, linking the investigation to his defection to the African Democratic Congress, as the EFCC says it followed lawful procedures.
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Nigeria: Court Rejects Former Attorney-General Malami's Bail Request, Gives Reason
Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami on Thursday lost a bid to secure bail for his release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Malami To Remain In EFCC Custody As Court Rejects Bail Application
A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a bail application filed by former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for his release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Babangida Hassan said he could not grant the bail application because the court of coordinate jurisdiction granted the EFCC a remand order to detain the former AGF for further in…
Court rejects former attorney-general Malami’s bail request, gives reason
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FCT High Court Orders Former AGF Abubakar Malami to Remain in EFCC Custody
Ghazali Ibrahim A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Thursday rejected a bid by former Attorney‑General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to secure bail from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), ruling that his detention is lawful and should continue under an existing remand order. In a ruling delivered by Justice Babangida Hassan, the court held that Malami’s con…
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