Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, his son, Abdulaziz Malami, and an associate, Bashir Asabe, at the Kuje Correctional Facility.
The order followed their arraignment on sixteen-count charges bordering on alleged money laundering. The defendants pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Ruling on an oral bail application made by counsel to the defendants, Justice Nwite declined the request, holding that granting bail at that stage would amount to an ambush, given that a written bail application had already been filed and was yet to be argued.
The trial judge subsequently adjourned the matter to January 2, 2026, for the hearing and determination of the bail application, and ordered that the defendants remain in custody pending the outcome.
