The federal government has filed a 16-count charge against Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation and minister of justic...
The federal government has filed a 16-count charge against Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, over alleged money laundering.
The charges were filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Malami’s co-defendants are his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and Bashir Asabe, an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties.
In the charge sheet marked FHC/ABJ/CR/700/2025, the federal government alleged that Malami and his son, between July 2022 and June 2025, procured Metropolitan Auto Tech Limited to “conceal the unlawful origin of the total sum of N1, 014, 848, 500.00”.
The federal government also alleged that Malami procured Metropolitan Auto Tech Limited to “conceal the unlawful origin of the total sum of N600, 013, 460.4 (Six Hundred Million, Thirteen Thousand, Four Hundred and Sixty Naira, Four Kobo) in the Sterling Bank Plc Account No. 0079182387 when you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum formed proceeds of unlawful activities”.
The federal government said the alleged offences contravened the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011.
“That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation, ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI, and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometime in November, 2022 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did indirectly disguise the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N500, 000, 000.00 (Five Hundred Million Naira) paid to Efab Properties Ltd paid for purchase of property known as luxury duplex at Amazon street, Plot No. 3011 within Cadastral Zone A06 Maitama District, Abuja in favour of ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN when you reasonably ought to have known that the said N500, 000, 000.00 (Five Hundred Million Naira) formed proceed of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 18(2) (a) and punishable under section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022,” the charge sheet reads in part.
“That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN, ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI, and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometimes in September 2024 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court conspired to disguise the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N1, 049, 173, 926. 13 (One Billion, Forty-Nine Million, One Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenty-six Naira, Thirteen Kobo) paid through the Union Bank Plc account of Meethaq Hotels Ltd Jabi savings Account No. 0179011105 between November 2022 and September 2024 and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 21 of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition Act) 2022 and punishable under section 18(2) (a) and (3) of the same Act.
“That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN, and ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI between November 2022 and October, 2025 indirectly took control of the aggregate sum of N1, 362, 887, 872.96 (One Billion, Three Hundred and Sixty Two Million, Eight Hundred and Eighty Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy Two Naira, Ninety Six Kobo paid through the savings account of Meethaq Hotels Ltd in Union Bank Plc when you reasonably ought to have known that the said funds formed proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 18(2) (d) and punishable under section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
“That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometimes between November and December, 2018 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly concealed the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N700, 000, 000.00 (Seven Hundred Million Naira) paid for the purchase of the property described as No. 3 Onitsha Crescent Area 11, Garki Abuja (Hamonia Hotels Ltd) in favour of ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN when you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum of N700, 000,000.00 formed proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(2) (d) and punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended.
“That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney General of the Federation, ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometimes between September 2020 and December, 2020 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, indirectly concealed the aggregate sum of N850, 000, 000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) paid for the purchase of property described as Plot 683 Jabi District Cadastral Zone B04 (Meethaq Hotels Ltd, Jabi) when you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum of N850, 000, 000.00 represented proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(2) (d) and punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended.”
The federal government has also identified properties worth billions of naira, allegedly linked to the former AGF.
(c) TheCable
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