BREAKING: Court grants N200m bail to Malami, son in terrorism financing case

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted bail of N200 million each to former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz, over allegations of terrorism financing and illegal possession of firearms.

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, ruling on their separate bail applications, emphasized that bail is meant to ensure defendants appear for trial.

She set two sureties for each, one of whom must own a developed property in Maitama or Asokoro, Abuja, and submit the title deed to the court’s Deputy Chief Registrar.

The sureties are also to depose to affidavits of means and submit two recent passport photographs.

Malami and his son were further directed to deposit their passports and recent passport photographs with the court.

The court, however, ordered that the defendants be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the perfection of their bail conditions and adjourned the matter till March 4 for commencement of trial.

The Department of State Services had arraigned Malami and Abdulaziz on a five-count charge bordering on terrorism financing, conduct preparatory to terrorism and unlawful possession of firearms.

They pleaded not guilty to the charges at the last adjourned date.

At Friday’s proceedings, A.U. Igwe appeared for the prosecution, while J.B. Daudu (SAN) represented the defendants.

Daudu informed the court that he had filed two identical bail applications on behalf of his clients and urged the court to grant them bail on liberal terms.

The prosecution, on its part, told the court that it had transmitted the case file to the Department of Public Prosecution and sought a date for trial.

In the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/63/2026, the DSS accused Malami of knowingly abetting terrorism financing by allegedly refusing to prosecute suspected terrorism financiers whose case files were forwarded to his office while he served as AGF and Minister of Justice in November 2022.

The security agency further alleged that in December 2025, Malami and his son engaged in conduct preparatory to terrorism by unlawfully possessing a Sturm Magnum 17-0101 firearm, 16 Redstar AAA live rounds of cartridges and 27 expended cartridges at their residence in Gesse Phase II Area, Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

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