Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the former Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, his son Abdulaziz Malami, and his wife Asabe Bashir in the sum of N200 million each and two sureties in like sum.
As part of the bail conditions, one of the sureties is to deposit title deeds of properties in highbrow Maitama or Asokoro.
The defendants have been ordered to deposit their international passports with the court.
They are to remain in the custody of the Nigerian correctional service pending perfection of their bail conditions.
Justice Abdulmalik subsequently adjourned the matter until March 16 for the commencement of the trial.
In related news, Malami and his son are also facing a five-count charge bordering on alleged terrorism financing and illegal possession of firearms.
The charges include allegations that while serving as Attorney General of the Federation, Malami failed to prosecute suspected terrorism financiers whose case files were forwarded to his office in November 2022.
They are also accused of unlawful possession of a Sturm Magnum firearm and ammunition, including 16 live cartridges and 27 expended cartridges, allegedly discovered at their residence in Birnin Kebbi in December 2025.
The prosecution of the case was recently taken over by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, from the State Security Service on March 4, 2026.
The court had earlier adjourned that case until March 10, 2026, to allow the Attorney General’s office review the case files.
