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IN DETAIL: The 16-count charge filed against Malami, wife and son by the EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation, over allegations bordering on money laundering.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
Malami was arraigned before a federal high court in Abuja on Tuesday alongside his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and his wife, Bashir Asabe, on a 16-count charge.
All defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge before Emeka Nwite, presiding judge.
Here are the 16 counts as filed by the EFCC.
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN, and ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI between July 2022 and June, 2025 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did procure METROPOLITAN AUTO TECH LIMITED to conceal the unlawful origin of the total sum of N1, 014, 848, 500.00 (One Billion, Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred and Forty Eight Thousand, Five Hundred Naira) in the Sterling Bank Plc Account No. 0079182387 when you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum formed proceeds of unlawful activities and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 21(c) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 and punishable under section 18(3) of the same Act.
COUNT 2
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation, and ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI between September 2020 and February, 2021 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did procure METROPOLITAN AUTO TECH LIMITED to conceal the unlawful origin of the total sum of N600, 013, 460.4 (Six Hundred Million, Thirteen Thousand, Four Hundred and Sixty Naira, Four Kobo) in the Sterling Bank Plc Account No. 0079182387 when you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum formed proceeds of unlawful activities and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(c) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011 as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012) and punishable under section 15(3) of the same Act
COUNT 3
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation and ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI sometime in March, 2021 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did retain the total sum of N600, 000, 000.00 (Six Hundred Million Naira) in METROPOLITAN AUTO TECH LIMITED as cash collateral for a loan of N500,000,000.00 granted to RAYHAAN HOTELS LTD by Sterling Bank Plc when you reasonably ought to have known that the said cash collateral of N600,000, 000.00 were proceeds of unlawful activities and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(c) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011 as amended punishable under section 15(3) of the same Act
COUNT 4
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation, ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI, and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometime in November, 2022 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did indirectly disguise the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N500, 000, 000.00 (Five Hundred Million Naira) paid to Efab Properties Ltd paid for purchase of property known as luxury duplex at Amazon street, Plot No. 3011 within Cadastral Zone A06 Maitama District, Abuja in favour of ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN when you reasonably ought to have known that the said N500, 000, 000.00 (Five Hundred Million Naira) formed proceed of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 18(2) (a) and punishable under section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
COUNT 5
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN, ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI, and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometimes in September 2024 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court conspired to disguise the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N1, 049, 173, 926. 13 (One Billion, Forty-Nine Million, One Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenty-six Naira, Thirteen Kobo) paid through the Union Bank Plc account of Meethaq Hotels Ltd Jabi savings Account No. 0179011105 between November 2022 and September 2024 and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 21 of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition Act) 2022 and punishable under section 18(2) (a) and (3) of the same Act.
COUNT 6
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN, and ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI between November 2022 and October, 2025 indirectly took control of the aggregate sum of N1, 362, 887, 872.96 (One Billion, Three Hundred and Sixty Two Million, Eight Hundred and Eighty Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy Two Naira, Ninety Six Kobo paid through the savings account of Meethaq Hotels Ltd in Union Bank Plc when you reasonably ought to have known that the said funds formed proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 18(2) (d) and punishable under section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
COUNT 7
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometimes between November and December, 2018 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly concealed the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N700, 000, 000.00 (Seven Hundred Million Naira) paid for the purchase of the property described as No. 3 Onitsha Crescent Area 11, Garki Abuja (Hamonia Hotels Ltd) in favour of ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN when you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum of N700, 000,000.00 formed proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(2) (d) and punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended.
COUNT 8
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation, ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometimes between September 2020 and December, 2020 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, indirectly concealed the aggregate sum of N850, 000, 000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) paid for the purchase of property described as Plot 683 Jabi District Cadastral Zone B04 (Meethaq Hotels Ltd, Jabi) when you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum of N850, 000, 000.00 represented proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(2) (d) and punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended.
COUNT 9
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd on or about February, 2018 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly acquired the property described as No. 3 Rhine Street Maitama, Abuja (Meethaq Hotels Ltd) for an aggregate sum of N430, 000, 000.00 (Four Hundred and Thirty Million Naira) when you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum of N430, 000, 000.00 formed proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(2) (d) and punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended.
COUNT 10
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometimes on or about February, 2018 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly concealed the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N210, 000, 000.00 (Two Hundred and Ten Million Naira) paid for the purchase of the property described as No. 3130 Cadastral Zone A04 Asokoro District, Abuja in favour of ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN when you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum of N210, 000, 000,000.00 represented proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(2) (d) and punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering ( Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended.
COUNT 11
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd between March and June 2021 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly concealed the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N325, 000, 000, 000.00 (Three Hundred and Twenty Five Million Naira paid for the purchase of property described as No. 1241B Asokoro District Zone (No. 11A Yakubu Gowon Crescent Asokoro) in favour of ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN when you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum of N325, 000, 000.00 represented proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(2) (d) and punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering ( Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended.
COUNT 12
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd between November 2015 and January, 2016 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly concealed the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N120, 000, 000, 000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty Million Naira) paid for the purchase of property described as No. 27 Efab Estate 5th Avenue, 59th Crescent, Gwarimpa, Abuja in favour of ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN when you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum of N120, 000, 000.00 represented proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(2) (d) and punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering ( Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended.
COUNT 13
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation, ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI, and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometime in November, 2022 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire amongst yourselves to conceal the unlawful origin of the funds paid for the purchase of property known as luxury duplex at Amazon street, Plot No. 3011 within Cadastral Zone A06 Maitama District, Abuja and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 21 of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition Act) 2022 and punishable under section 18(2) (a) and (3) of the same Act.
COUNT 14
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation, HAJIA BASHIR ASABE whilst being an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd and other persons at large between December, 2016 and April, 2022 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court conspired amongst yourselves to indirectly acquire landed properties for ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN with proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 18 of the Money Laundering (Prohibition Act) 2011 and punishable under section 15(2) (a) and (3) of the same Act.
COUNT 15
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation, between June and January, 2023 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly concealed the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum N537, 000,000.00 (Five Hundred and Thirty Seven Million Naira) which you paid for the purchase of the properties namely (i) No. 26 Babbi Street, BUA Estate, Abuja, (ii) 4 bedroom Bungalow, Guesse 2 Brinin- Kebbi and (iii) No. 4 Ahmadu Bello Way, Kano, Nassarawa GRA, Kano knowing that the said sum of N537, 000,000.00 formed proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 18(2) (a) and punishable under section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
COUNT 16
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation, between October 2018 and December, 2021 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly concealed the aggregate sum N415, 000,000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifteen Million Naira) which you paid for the purchase of the properties namely (i) No. 28 Bagudu Kaltio crescent Gwarimpa, Abuja (ii) Plot 13, Ipent 7 Estate Abuja and (iii) A Plaza, Commercial Toilets, Laundry and Warehouse Tanks Adjacent to Brinin Kebbi Market (iv) 100 hectares of land Along Brinin Kebbi, Jeba Road (v) Plot 157 Lamido Crescent, Nassarawa Road GRA, Kano knowing that the said sum of N415, 000,000.00 formed proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(2) (a) and punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 as amended.
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Suspect Arrested In Yobe Admits To Role In Maiduguri Mosque Bombing, Says He Was Sent To Spy On Soldiers
He alleged that the bombs were supplied by his group leaders, whom he identified as Adam and Abubakar, said to be operating around Beki-Duse and Mubi axis of Adamawa State.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
A suspect, identified as Ibrahim Muhammed, has been arrested in Damaturu, Yobe State, after allegedly confessing to his involvement in a deadly bomb attack on a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, SaharaReporters has learnt.
In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, the suspect, who spoke in the Hausa language, claimed that he and other members of the Boko Haram terrorist group planted two bombs at a mosque near Kalumari area of Maiduguri, leading to an explosion that killed worshippers.
Introducing himself in the video, the suspect said: “My name is Ibrahim Muhammed. I am from Michika, Michika by tribe. I came to this town to spy.”
He alleged that the bombs were supplied by his group leaders, whom he identified as Adam and Abubakar, said to be operating around Beki-Duse and Mubi axis of Adamawa State.
According to him, the leaders selected the target and ordered the attack.
“Our leader was the one who gave us the bomb to plant. They were the ones that prescribed the mosque to bomb. The mosque was newly built and it was occupied by Izala,” he said.
When asked what brought him to Damaturu, the suspect claimed he was deployed on a reconnaissance mission.
“I was sent to spy on soldiers and local vigilantes, gather all their information and return to Maiduguri,” he stated.
He narrated that he arrived in Damaturu the previous evening and was searching for a place to sleep when he encountered local residents.
According to him, he and others were later chased from a location by a man wielding a stick, forcing them to flee.
He added that members of a local vigilante group later confronted them, ordered them to return and pack their belongings, and subsequently apprehended them while they were preparing to leave.
The suspect further claimed that another explosive device had been left behind in Tashan Joni area of Maiduguri, raising fresh security concerns.
Security authorities are yet to officially comment on the arrest or confirm the claims made in the video, but the development comes amid renewed fears over insurgent infiltration and attacks in parts of the North-East.
Previously, SaharaReporters reported that five people were killed while over 30 others sustained injuries following an explosion at a mosque located within Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, Borno State.
The Borno State Police Command confirmed the incident in a press release, stating that it received “a report of an IED explosion” on December 24, 2025, “at about 1800hrs, at Al-Adum Juma’at Mosque, located within Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, during prayers.”
The press release was signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, on behalf of the Borno State Police Command, and dated December 24, 2025.
According to the statement, the police said “the affected area has been cordoned off to ensure public safety and facilitate emergency operations” shortly after the explosion.
The command disclosed that its response was carried out under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police.
On the number of casualties, the police stated that “five (5) persons lost their lives, while thirty-five (35) others sustained varying degrees of injuries.”
It added that the injured victims “have been evacuated to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) and the State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri, for medical treatment.”
The police further said early findings point to a suicide attack.
“Preliminary investigations further suggest that the incident may have been a suicide bombing, based on the recovery of fragments of a suspected suicide vest and witness statements recorded,” the command said, stressing that “investigations are ongoing to establish the exact cause and circumstances.”
The statement also confirmed continued security operations around the scene.
“The Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit is conducting thorough sweeping operations within and around the scene to rule out any secondary devices,” it said.
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BREAKING NEWS: President Tinubu appoints EFCC staff as Director of Public Prosecutions
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Rotimi Iseoluwa Oyedepo as Director of Public Prosecutions in the Federal Ministry of Justice.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information and Public Relations at the State House, said the appointment followed Oyedepo’s transfer of service from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the mainstream Federal Civil Service.
Oyedepo is to fill the vacancy created by the impending retirement of the outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions, Abubakar Babadoko, who is due to complete the mandatory eight years in office on December 31, 2025.
The statement said the new DPP is a law graduate of the University of Ilorin, having completed his degree in 2007 before proceeding to the Nigerian Law School in 2008.
It added that Oyedepo is expected to deploy his prosecutorial experience to reduce the Federal Government’s reliance on external legal counsel in sensitive and high-profile cases, while ensuring greater coherence in the government’s legal strategies.
Before his appointment, the Oyedepo spent over 15 years at the EFCC, where he specialised in the prosecution of complex economic and financial crimes.
He also served as head of the commission’s monitoring unit and was part of the Federal Government’s legal team in the Process and Industrial Development arbitration case.
It added that his service earned him the EFCC outstanding staff of the year award in 2014 and the best financial crimes prosecutor award in 2019.
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“Bombs Can’t Kill Them” — Gumi Blasts US Airstrikes, Says Bandits Are Too Smart and Mobile
According to our reporter, Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has strongly criticised the recent United States airstrikes in Nigeria, arguing that bombing campaigns cannot defeat bandits and terrorists hiding in forests.
In an interview with Daily Trust, Gumi questioned the military value of the operation, describing it as an assault on Nigeria’s sovereignty with little strategic impact. He said mobile insurgents constantly move from place to place, making them nearly impossible to eliminate through aerial bombardment.
Gumi warned that such strikes mostly endanger civilians, stressing that bombs are often imprecise and cause more harm to innocent people than to criminals in the bush. He noted that terrorists do not operate from high-rise buildings, which airstrikes are designed to target.
While commending the federal government’s local security efforts like forest guards and state policing, he lamented that foreign military interference could undermine Nigeria’s own progress in tackling insecurity.
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