Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami be remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja.
Malami, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria is to remain in Kuje prison till January 2, 2026, when his written bail application would be argued by his legal team.
The oral bail request argued on Tuesday by Malami’s lead counsel, Joseph Daudu SAN, was turned down by Justice Emeka Nwite on the ground it would amount to an ambush on the side of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC that put Malami on trial.
Justice Emeka Nwite said that since a written bail application has been filed and filed on EFCC, the interest of justice would be met if EFCC is allowed to respond to the application as required by law.
