The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation, over allegations bordering on money laundering.

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...TAP TO CONTINUE FULL READING.

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.