BREAKING: Court grants Malami, wife and son bail with strict conditions

Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and his son, Abdulaziz, have been granted ₦1 billion bail by the Federal High Court, Abuja.

Malami’s wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, who is also a defendant in the case, was granted ₦500 million bail.

The ruling was delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite, who imposed strict bail conditions on all the defendants.

Each defendant is required to provide two sureties, with each surety owning landed property in Asokoro, Maitama, or Gwarinpa within the Federal Capital Territory.

The title documents of the properties must be submitted to the court for verification.

In addition, the defendants are to surrender their international passports. The sureties are also required to submit two recent passport photographs and depose to an affidavit of means.

The court further warned that the defendants must not travel out of the country without permission and will remain in custody until all bail conditions are fully perfected.

The matter has been adjourned to February 17 for continuation of trial.

It was earlier reported that assets valued at over ₦200 billion were traced to Malami, with the EFCC linking a significant portion of the wealth to major financial transactions handled during his tenure between 2015 and 2023.

With bail granted under strict conditions, the Malami family is expected to comply fully ahead of the next court sitting, as public attention remains firmly fixed on the