The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted N200 million bail each to former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz, over charges of terrorism and illegal possession of firearms filed against them by the Department of State Services.
Despite the bail approval, the court ordered that both men be remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre pending the fulfilment of their bail conditions.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik granted the bail on Friday after hearing arguments from their lead counsel, Joseph Daudu (SAN). As part of the conditions, the judge directed that each defendant must provide two sureties. One of the sureties must own landed property in either Maitama or Asokoro in Abuja.
The court further ordered that the title documents of the property be deposited with the Deputy Chief Registrar of the court, alongside valid international passports. The sureties are also required to file affidavits of means and submit two recent passport photographs.
In addition, Malami and his son must surrender their international passports and provide recent passport photographs to the court.
The trial has been scheduled to commence on March 4.
The DSS arraigned the former AGF and his son on a five-count charge bordering on terrorism and unlawful possession of firearms. In the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/63/2026, Malami is accused of allegedly refusing to prosecute suspected terrorism financiers while serving as Attorney General and Minister of Justice.
The prosecution also alleged that the defendants stored firearms at their residence in Gesse Phase II Area of Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area, Kebbi State, without lawful authority.
According to the charges, Malami is accused in count one of knowingly abetting terrorism financing by failing to act on case files involving suspected financiers of terrorism that were forwarded to his office in November 2022.
Counts two to five accuse both Malami and his son of unlawfully possessing a Sturm Magnum 17-0101 firearm, 16 Redstar AAA live cartridges, and 27 expended cartridges at their residence in December 2025, contrary to provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and the Firearms Act, 2004.
Both defendants have denied the allegations.
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