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, SAN, in the sum of ₦500 million, pending trial over money laundering charges filed by the federal government.
Malami is required to present two sureties who will stand for him in the same sum. The court ordered that the sureties must possess landed properties in Maitama, Asokoro, or Gwarimpa, with documents to be verified by the Deputy Chief Registrar of the Court. The sureties are also required to depose to an affidavit of means.
Additionally, Malami must deposit his travel documents with the court and is prohibited from leaving the country without express court permission. Both he and his sureties were also ordered to submit two recent passport photographs to the court.
Pending the fulfillment of these bail conditions, Malami has been remanded in Kuje Prison. At the time of the ruling, business associates, friends, and sympathizers were reportedly moving to secure his bail.
Justice Nwite scheduled the trial commencement for February 17, 2026.
The same bail conditions were extended to Malami’s son, Abdulaziz Malami, and an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Limited, Hajia Asabe Bashir.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed a 16-count money laundering charge against Malami, his son, and his wife.