By Olawale Lamina
In what appears to be a fresh attempt into unraveling the complexity around terrorism, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), after he failed to meet the bail conditions earlier granted to him.He is currently in the anti-graft body’s detention facility.
“We arrested him for not meeting his bail conditions and he will remain in our custody until he meets those conditions,” a senior EFCC official who confirmed the development on Tuesday, adding that Malami, the former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federal under the Muhammadu Buhari led administration would remain in custody until he fulfils the requirements. the official said.
Another source also confirmed Malami’s detention, noting that the former minister is under investigation for multiple offences.
“He is presently in our custody. He was initially granted bail but did not meet the conditions. The offences against him are many. Presently, we are investigating him for 18 different offences. Some of them are money laundering, abuse of office and terrorism financing. We cannot put a figure to the amount involved now because we keep uncovering some of the deals as we investigate,” the source said.
Recall that Malami had acknowledged his interrogation by the commission on November 29 in a post on X, describing the engagement as “successful” and insisting that the allegations against him were concocted.
“In line with my undertaking to keep Nigerians updated on my invitation by EFCC, I give glory to Allah for his divine intervention. The engagement was successful and I am eventually released while on an appointment for further engagement as the truth relating to the fabricated allegations against me continues to unfold, ” he wrote on his X handle.
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