Abubakar Malami, a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, for violating the terms of his release.
A commission source verified the development, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, saying that Malami was detained until 10 p.m. on Tuesday due to his noncompliance with the bail criteria.
The anti-graft agency has requested that the former minister provide an explanation for matters pertaining to money laundering, specifically the management of dubious accounts.
“He has been detained due to his involvement in financing terrorism and the location of Abacha wealth that was found in Switzerland and the UK’s Jersey Island. Until he complies, he will stay in detention.
He was detained until he complied with his bail requirements, which is why we arrested him. We currently have him under our care. Although he was initially given bail, he failed to fulfill the requirements. The EFCC source stated that there are numerous offenses against him.
The former minister was ordered by the anti-graft agency to show up for questioning every day in December.
We are currently looking into him for eighteen separate offenses. Among them are the sponsorship of terrorism, misuse of office, and money laundering.
According to the source, “we keep uncovering some of the deals as we investigate, so we cannot put a figure to the amount involved now.”
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