Dare Babalola
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), into custody after he failed to fulfill the bail conditions previously set by the commission.
A senior official at the EFCC, who confirmed the development on Tuesday, stated that the former minister will remain in custody until he meets the specified bail requirements.
“We arrested him for not meeting his bail conditions and he will remain in our custody until he meets those conditions,” the official told Punch.
Another source within the EFCC also confirmed the former AGF’s detention, indicating that he is under investigation for several alleged offences.
“He is presently in our custody. He was initially granted bail but did not meet the conditions. The offences against him are many. Presently, we are investigating him for 18 different offences. Some of them are money laundering, abuse of office and terrorism financing. We cannot put a figure to the amount involved now because we keep uncovering some of the deals as we investigate,” the source said.
As of the time of filing this report, the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, could not be reached for comments.
Malami had earlier disclosed his interrogation by the commission on November 29 in a post on X, describing the engagement as productive and insisting that allegations against him were “fabricated.”
He wrote, “In line with my undertaking to keep Nigerians updated on my invitation by EFCC, I give glory to Allah for his divine intervention.
“The engagement was successful and I am eventually released while on an appointment for further engagement as the truth relating to the fabricated allegations against me continue to unfold.”
