A Federal High Court on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, struck out the terrorism financing allegations earlier preferred against a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami.
This followed an amendment to the charges by the Department of State Services (DSS).
At Wednesday’s proceedings in court, counsel to the DSS, Akinlolu Kehinde, told the court that the prosecution had amended the charge and applied to substitute the earlier counts.
The revised charge now centres solely on alleged illegal possession of firearms, with the terrorism financing allegations completely erased.
Counsel to the defendants, Shuaibu Aruwa while confirming that the amended charge had been served on his clients, said he had no objection to it being read in court.
The trial judge, Joyce Abdulmalik, subsequently ordered that the defendants should continue with the bail earlier granted to them on February 27, 2026.
Justice Abdulmalik thereafter adjourned the matter to May 26 and June 15, 2026, for trial.
In the amended charge, the prosecution alleges that arms and live cartridges were recovered from Malami’s residence in Birnin Kebbi.
Malami and his son were initially arraigned by the DSS on February 3, 2026 on a five-count charge bordering on alleged terrorism financing and illegal possession of firearms.
The DSS had also accused the former Attorney General of the Federation of refusing to prosecute suspected terrorism financiers despite receiving case files.
