Abubakar Malami, a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for violating the terms of his release.
A source from the commission 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 questioned the former minister about money laundering-related matters, specifically the use of dubious accounts.
“We have apprehended him because of his involvement in financing terrorism and the whereabouts of Abacha loot that was found in Switzerland and the UK’s Jersey Island. Until he meets the standards, he would be in custody.
He was arrested for failing to comply with his bail requirements, and he will be in our custody until he does. We are currently in charge of him. He was first given bail, but he didn’t fulfill the requirements. There are numerous offenses against him, according to the EFCC source.
The former minister was told by the anti-graft agency to show up for questioning every day in December.
We are currently looking into him for eighteen separate offenses. Money laundering, office misuse, and financing terrorism are a few of them.
The source revealed, “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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