Abubakar Malami, a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, was held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after he did to comply with the terms of his bail.
Malami was detained until 10 p.m. on Tuesday due to his noncompliance with the bail criteria, according to a commission source who confirmed the event, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The anti-graft agency has questioned the former minister about money laundering concerns, specifically the use of dubious accounts.
“He has been held due to his involvement in financing terrorism and the location of Abacha loot that was found in Switzerland and on the UK island of Jersey. Until he satisfies the requirements, he will continue to be detained.
“He was arrested for failing to comply with his bail requirements, and he will stay in our custody until he does.” We have him under our care right now. At first, he was given bail, but he didn’t fulfill the requirements. He has committed numerous offenses, according to the EFCC source.
The former minister was ordered by the anti-graft agency to show up every day for questioning in December.
We are currently looking into him for eighteen distinct offenses. Money laundering, office misuse, and financing of terrorism are a few of them.
The source revealed, “We keep uncovering some of the deals as we investigate, so we are unable to put a figure to the amount involved now.”
