Breaking: Court Okays ₦500m Bail for Malami, Family Members

Breaking: Court Approves ₦500m Bail for Malami, Family Members

Eagles Sight News has gathered that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday approved bail of ₦500 million each for former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, alongside his wife and son, subject to stringent conditions that include the submission of property documents and travel credentials.

The judge granted bail to the defendants after they were formally arraigned on a 16-count charge instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
While delivering his decision, Justice Nwite stipulated that each defendant must provide two sureties, each standing for the same bail amount. The sureties are required to own landed properties located in Maitama, Asokoro, or Gwarimpa areas of Abuja.
He further instructed that the property title documents presented by the sureties must undergo verification by the court’s Deputy Chief Registrar, and that the sureties must also swear affidavits confirming their financial capacity.

In addition, Malami was directed to surrender his international passport and any other travel documents to the court and was barred from travelling outside Nigeria without prior court approval.

The court also ordered both the defendants and their sureties to submit two recent passport photographs each to the court registry.

Until all bail conditions are fully met, Justice Nwite ordered that Malami be held at the Kuje Correctional Centre.
The matter was adjourned to February 17 for the commencement of trial proceedings.

According to the reports  EFCC filed a 16-count charge against Malami, his wife, and his son, Abdulaziz, alleging money laundering involving transactions estimated at about ₦9 billion.
It was recalled that on December 18, 2025, the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja affirmed the EFCC’s continued detention of the former Attorney General.
Malami has remained in the custody of the anti-graft agency since December 8, following his alleged inability to satisfy the bail conditions earlier imposed by the commission.
Justice Babangida Hassan had earlier dismissed Malami’s application for bail from EFCC custody, holding that his detention by the agency was in accordance with the law.