The former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, who was granted bail by an Abuja High Court in an order dated December 23, 2025, is still being detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), according to his aide.
Bello Doka, the ex-AGF’s media aide, in a statement on
Wednesday described the continued detention of Malami as illegal.
He decried the alleged use of the media by the commission to
push inaccurate narratives about Malami who had submitted himself for thorough
investigations and met the bail conditions stipulated by the EFCC.
“His continued detention in EFCC facility constitute breach
of legal procedures and a blatant abuse of office by the commission who are
expected to respect and comply with court orders,” Doka said.
“His continued detention puts the commission on a position
of an institution parading herself above the law when no Nigerian is above the
law.”
Doka said Malami’s media office viewed his further detention
after being granted bail by a competent court as infringement of the ex-AGF’s
fundamental human rights.
He raised the alarm that the disobedience of a court order
by a constitutionally created body like the EFCC will derail democracy and cast
doubts on its ability to do justice to all Nigerians.
“Nigerians and the international community should know that
the commission chased away bailiff who took the court order to them and
continue to detain Malami in arrant disobedience to court,” he said.
Bello challenged the commission to arraign Malami before a
competent court and stop the alleged media trial and the spread of false
narratives.
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