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Alleged Terrorism Financing: Court Overrules Ex-agf Malami,
Son's Lawyers, Asks
DIR By: wedco893
Date: March 5, 2026, 11:51 am
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Alleged Terrorism Financing: Court Overrules Ex-AGF Malami,
Son's Lawyers, Asks Prosecution to Begin Trial March 10
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday overruled a
motion by counsel to a former Attorney-General of the
Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami.
Praying the court to strike out the case of alleged terrorism
financing and illegal possession of firearms brought against the
duo by the Department of State Services (DSS).
The court, instead, okayed the prosecution to begin the trial of
the nation's former chief law officer and his son, on March 10.
DSS had on February 27 arraigned Malami and his son, Abdulaziz,
before the court for the alleged offences, in the course of
which the presiding judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, granted the
former AGF and his son bail and adjourned the matter to
Wednesday March 4.
When the matter came up on Wednesday, the Director of Public
Prosecutions (DPP) in the office of the Attorney General of the
Federation (AGF), Rotimi Oyedepo, informed the court that his
office recently took over the case from the DSS, and needed some
time to familiarise itself with the facts of the matter.
At that point, counsel for the Malamis, Adedayo Adedeji, SAN,
prayed the court to strike out the matter because the
prosecution was ready for diligent prosecution.
Responding the DPPF said that the request to strike out the
case by counsel to the defendants was premature and urged the
judge to ignore it.
After taking arguments, Justice Abdulmalik fixed March 10 for
the DPP to begin the trial.
The Court had on February 27 admitted Malami and his son,
Abdulaziz each to N200m bail
with two sureties each of whom must own landed property either
in highbrow Maitama or Asokoro districts.
Justice Abdulmalik had said that the title of the property must
be deposited with the Deputy Chief Registrar of the Court along
with valid international passports.
The sureties were also ordered to depose to an affidavit of
means and submit their two recent passport photographs to the
court.
Besides, Malami and his son were also ordered to submit their
international passports and recent passport photographs to the
court.
The Department of State Services (DSS) had arraigned Malami and
his son, Abdulaziz on a five-count charge bordering on terrorism
and illegal firearms possession.
In the charge, marked, FHC/ABJ/CR/63/2026, filed before the
Federal High Court in Abuja, Malami is also accused of refusing
to prosecute suspected terrorism financiers, whose case files
were handed to him while he served as the AGF and Minister of
Justice.
Malami and Abdulaziz are, equally accused of warehousing
firearms in their residence at Gesse Phase II Area, Birain Kebbi
LGA, Kebbi State without lawful authority.
The DSS accused Malami in count one of the charge, with
knowingly abetting terrorism financing, while the ex-AGF and his
son are charged in counts two to five, with unlawful, possession
of a Sturm Magnum 17-0101 firearm, 16 Redstar AAA 5720 live
rounds of cartridges and 27 expended Redstar AAA 5'20
cartridges, contrary to and punishable under relevant Sections
of Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and Firearms
Act, 2004.
Counts in the charge read:
*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 case files 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.
*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°20 live rounds of Cartridges and Twenty-Seven (27)
expended Redstar AAA 5'20 Cartridges, and thereby committed an
offence contrary to and punishable under Section 29 of Terrorism
(Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 202.
*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, withouta licence, did
have in your possession a Sturm Magnum 17-0101 firearm, and
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 3 ofthe
Firearms Act 2004 and punishable under Section 27 (1) of the
same Act.
*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 5'20 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. COUNT FIVE
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 5'20
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.
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