Department of Security Service (DSS) agents arrested former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami in Abuja.
Malami was detained on Monday, shortly after his release from Kuje Prison, where he had met the conditions of his bail imposed by a federal court. A video circulating on social media shows the former minister being escorted from the prison to what appears to be a DSS vehicle.
Witnesses reported that Malami asked the agents to identify themselves before getting in. Security sources confirmed that the arrest was related to a new DSS investigation.
This arrest comes amid reports that Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) agents recently discovered weapons during a search of Malami’s home in Kebbi. Before his arrest, Malami had stated that the DSS planned to arrest him again after his release from Kuje Prison.
On January 7, a federal court in Abuja granted bail to Malami, his son Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and his wife Asabe Bashir. The court set bail at 500 million naira for each defendant, to be provided by two guarantors with real estate in Abuja.
The European Financial Conduct Authority (EFCC) had previously indicted Malami and his family on 16 counts related to alleged money laundering totaling 8.7 billion naira. The anti-corruption agency accuses the defendants of laundering proceeds of illegal activities between 2015 and 2025 through bank accounts and companies to conceal the origin and ownership of the funds. All three defendants pleaded not guilty.
Following the indictment, the court ordered the provisional confiscation of 57 properties worth approximately 213 billion naira, allegedly derived from the former minister’s illegal activities.
Malami’s spokesperson had previously stated that DSS agents were monitoring activities around Kuje Prison in order to re-arrest the former Attorney General after his release.
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