The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 7, 2026, to rule on the bail applications filed by former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), his wife, Asabe Bashir, and their son, Abubakar Abdulaziz.
Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter on Friday after counsel to the defendants, Joseph Daudu (SAN), and counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ekele Iheanacho (SAN), adopted their written addresses and argued their positions before the court.
The EFCC had arraigned the former minister and his family on charges of money laundering in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/700/2025, in which Malami, his wife and son are listed as first, second and third defendants, respectively.
According to the anti-graft agency, the defendants allegedly engaged in suspicious financial transactions aimed at concealing the unlawful origin of billions of naira through various bank accounts and property acquisitions in Abuja, Kano and Kebbi states.
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The Commission alleged that the offences were committed between 2015 and 2025, a period that covers Malami’s tenure as Attorney-General of the Federation under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The EFCC further accused the defendants of conspiring to disguise the source of funds, acquiring properties indirectly and retaining sums they allegedly knew to be proceeds of unlawful activity, contrary to provisions of the Money Laundering (Prohibition and Prevention) Acts of 2011 (as amended) and 2022.
Justice Nwite subsequently adjourned the matter to January 7 for ruling on the bail applications.
