December 24, 2025 | News | SUNTV Global Channel
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted interim bail to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, in his ongoing legal tussle with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by Justice Bello Kawu, who ordered that Malami be released on the same bail conditions earlier set by the EFCC, pending the hearing and determination of a substantive motion on notice.
According to the court, Malami is to surrender his international passport and perfect the bail bonds executed by two sureties. The sureties include the Director-General of the Nigerian Legal Aid Council and a serving member of the House of Representatives representing the Augie/Argungu Federal Constituency.
The matter, filed as Motion No: M/17220/2025, is between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Applicant) and Abubakar Malami, SAN, alongside Temitope Isaac Adebayo (Respondents).
In granting the application, Justice Kawu stated that the court had carefully reviewed the motion ex-parte, supported by a 22-paragraph affidavit sworn to by Muhsin Malami, as well as the accompanying written address filed in line with court rules. Counsel to the applicant, M. E. Sheriff, Esq., urged the court to exercise its discretion on grounds of exceptional hardship.
The judge also ordered the review and reactivation of the earlier bail conditions fulfilled on November 28, 2025, which included the provision of the two sureties and the surrender of Malami’s travel documents.
Following the ruling, the case was adjourned to January 5, 2026, for the hearing of the motion on notice before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Court No. 2, presided over by Hon. Justice Sylvanus Chinedu Oriji, in Motion No: FCT/HC/M/16544/2025.
Malami, who served as Attorney-General throughout the eight-year administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, is currently under EFCC scrutiny over allegations linked to his time in office, adding to the growing list of former top government officials facing post-tenure investigations.
SUNTV Global Channel will continue to monitor the case and bring updates as proceedings resume in January.
