{"id":196397,"date":"2026-02-27T11:58:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/court-grants-malami-and-son-n200m-bail-in-trial"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:08:40","slug":"court-grants-malami-and-son-n200m-bail-in-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/court-grants-malami-and-son-n200m-bail-in-trial","title":{"rendered":"Court Grants Malami and Son N200M Bail in Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>An Abuja Federal High Court has admitted former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and his son, Abdulaziz, to N200 million bail in their ongoing trial for alleged terrorism financing and illegal firearms possession.<\/p>\n<p>The charge was brought against them by the Department of State Services, DSS.<\/p>\n<p>In a ruling on Friday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik however ordered that Malami and his son be remanded in Kuje Prison pending the perfection of the bail conditions imposed on them by the court.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Abdulmalik issued the order on Friday while ruling on the Malamis bail applications, argued by their lead counsel, Joseph Daudu, SAN.<\/p>\n<p>The judge ordered the former AGF and his son to provide two sureties each \u2013 one of whom must own landed property either in the Maitama or Asokoro areas of Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Abdulmalik said that the title of the property must be deposited with the deputy chief registrar of the court along with valid international passports.<\/p>\n<p>The sureties are also to depose to affidavit of means and submit their two recent passport photographs with the court.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, Malami and his son were also ordered to submit their international passports and recent passport photographs to the court.<\/p>\n<p>The judge subsequently fixed March 4 for commencement of trial.<\/p>\n<p>The DSS had arraigned Malami and his son, Abdulaziz, on a five-count charge bordering on terrorism and illegal firearms possession.<\/p>\n<p>Counts in the charge marked, FHC\/ABJ\/CR\/63\/2026, read:<\/p>\n<p>1.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>2.<\/p>\n<p>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\u00b020 live rounds of Cartridges and Twenty-Seven (27) expended Redstar AAA 5\u201920 Cartridges, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 29 of Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>3.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>4.<\/p>\n<p>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\u201920 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.<\/p>\n<p>5.<\/p>\n<p>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\u201920 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. An Abuja Federal High Court has admitted former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and his son, Abdulaziz, to N200 million bail in their ongoing trial for alleged terrorism financing and illegal firearms possession. The charge was brought against them by the Department of State Services, DSS. 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