Alleged N8.7bn Money Laundering: Court Sends Malami, Wife, Son Back to Prison

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, February 27, 2026, ordered the remand of the former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, alongside his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe and their son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami in correctional facilities, pending the determination of their bail applications. Malami and his son, being the first and third defendants were remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre, while Asabe, the second defendant was ordered to be remanded in the Suleja Medium Correctional Centre. Their re-arr…

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Source	EFCC
Collection	Anti-corruption and elections
Kind	Document
Publisher	Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Date	2026-02-27
Type	press-release
Found at	https://www.efcc.gov.ng/news/alleged-n87bn-money-laundering-court-sends-malami-wife-son-back-to-prison
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Record ID	`efcc:news:13881`

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Alleged N8.7bn Money Laundering: Court Sends Malami, Wife, Son Back to Prison. EFCC, 2026. Vero Archive, record efcc:news:13881.