The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation, over allegations bordering on money laundering.
Malami was arraigned before a federal high court in Abuja on
Tuesday alongside his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and his wife, Bashir
Asabe, on a 16-count charge.
All defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge before Emeka
Nwite, presiding judge.
Here are the 16 counts as filed by the EFCC.
COUNT 1
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN, and ABUBAKAR
ABDULAZIZ MALAMI between July 2022 and June, 2025 in Abuja within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did procure METROPOLITAN AUTO
TECH LIMITED to conceal the unlawful origin of the total sum of N1,
014, 848, 500.00 (One Billion, Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred and Forty
Eight Thousand, Five Hundred Naira) in the Sterling Bank Plc
Account No. 0079182387 when you reasonably ought to have known that the said
sum formed proceeds of unlawful activities and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 21(c) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition)
Act 2022 and punishable under section 18(3) of the same Act.
COUNT 2
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being
the Attorney General of the Federation, and ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ
MALAMI between September 2020 and February, 2021 in Abuja within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did procure 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 and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section
18(c) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011 as amended by Act No. 1 of
2012) and punishable under section 15(3) of the same Act
COUNT 3
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being
the Attorney General of the Federation and ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI sometime
in March, 2021 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did
retain the total sum of N600, 000, 000.00 (Six Hundred Million Naira) in METROPOLITAN
AUTO TECH LIMITED as cash collateral for a loan of N500,000,000.00 granted
to RAYHAAN HOTELS LTD by Sterling Bank Plc when you reasonably
ought to have known that the said cash collateral of N600,000, 000.00 were
proceeds of unlawful activities and you thereby committed an offence contrary
to Section 18(c) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011 as amended
punishable under section 15(3) of the same Act
COUNT 4
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.
COUNT 5
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.
COUNT 6
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.
COUNT 7
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.
COUNT 8
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.
COUNT 9
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being
the Attorney General of the Federation and HAJIA BASHIR
ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd on or about February,
2018 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly
acquired the property described as No. 3 Rhine Street Maitama, Abuja
(Meethaq Hotels Ltd) for an aggregate sum of N430, 000, 000.00
(Four Hundred and Thirty Million Naira) when you reasonably
ought to have known that the said sum of N430, 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.
COUNT 10
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being
the Attorney General of the Federation and HAJIA BASHIR
ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometimes on or about
February, 2018 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court
indirectly concealed the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N210,
000, 000.00 (Two Hundred and Ten Million Naira) paid for the purchase
of the property described as No. 3130 Cadastral Zone A04 Asokoro
District, Abuja in favour of ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN when
you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum of N210, 000,
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.
COUNT 11
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being
the Attorney General of the Federation and HAJIA BASHIR
ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd between March and June
2021 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly
concealed the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N325, 000, 000,
000.00 (Three Hundred and Twenty Five Million Naira paid for the
purchase of property described as No. 1241B Asokoro District Zone (No.
11A Yakubu Gowon Crescent Asokoro) in favour of ABUBAKAR
MALAMI SAN when you reasonably ought to have known that the said
sum of N325, 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.
COUNT 12
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being
the Attorney General of the Federation and HAJIA BASHIR
ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd between November 2015
and January, 2016 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court
indirectly concealed the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N120,
000, 000, 000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty Million Naira) paid for
the purchase of property described as No. 27 Efab Estate 5th Avenue,
59th Crescent, Gwarimpa, Abuja in favour of ABUBAKAR
MALAMI SAN when you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum
of N120, 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.
COUNT 13
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 conspire amongst yourselves to conceal the unlawful
origin of the funds paid for the purchase of property known as luxury
duplex at Amazon street, Plot No. 3011 within Cadastral Zone A06 Maitama
District, Abuja 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.
COUNT 14
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being
the Attorney General of the Federation, HAJIA BASHIR ASABE whilst
being an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd and other persons at large
between December, 2016 and April, 2022 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court conspired amongst yourselves to indirectly acquire landed
properties for ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN with proceeds of unlawful
activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 18 of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition Act) 2011 and punishable under section 15(2) (a)
and (3) of the same Act.
COUNT 15
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being
the Attorney General of the Federation, between June and January, 2023 in Abuja
within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly concealed the
unlawful origin of the aggregate sum N537, 000,000.00 (Five Hundred and
Thirty Seven Million Naira) which you paid for the purchase of the
properties namely (i) No. 26 Babbi Street, BUA Estate, Abuja, (ii) 4 bedroom
Bungalow, Guesse 2 Brinin- Kebbi and (iii) No. 4 Ahmadu Bello Way, Kano,
Nassarawa GRA, Kano knowing that the said sum of N537, 000,000.00 formed
proceeds 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.
COUNT 16
That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being
the Attorney General of the Federation, between October 2018 and December, 2021
in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly
concealed the aggregate sum N415, 000,000.00 (Four Hundred and
Fifteen Million Naira) which you paid for the purchase of the
properties namely (i) No. 28 Bagudu Kaltio crescent Gwarimpa, Abuja (ii) Plot
13, Ipent 7 Estate Abuja and (iii) A Plaza, Commercial Toilets, Laundry and
Warehouse Tanks Adjacent to Brinin Kebbi Market (iv) 100 hectares of land Along
Brinin Kebbi, Jeba Road (v) Plot 157 Lamido Crescent, Nassarawa Road GRA, Kano
knowing that the said sum of N415, 000,000.00 formed proceeds
of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section
15(2) (a) and punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering
Prohibition Act, 2011 as amended.
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