The Department of State Services, DSS, has brought a former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son before the Federal High Court in Abuja on allegations bordering on terrorism financing.
The defendants were arraigned before Justice Joyce
Abdulmalik on a five-count charge, where they both entered pleas of not guilty.
According to the charge, Malami is accused of deliberately
aiding and abetting the financing of terrorism by allegedly failing, during his
tenure as Attorney General of the Federation, to initiate prosecution against
suspected terrorism financiers whose case files were reportedly submitted to
his office.
The DSS further alleged that Malami and his son engaged in
preparatory acts linked to terrorism by unlawfully possessing prohibited
weapons and ammunition without the required licence.
Items listed in the charge include a Sturm Magnum 17-0101
firearm, 16 live Redstar AAA 5.20 cartridges, and 27 expended cartridges of the
same brand.
The court was also told that the former Attorney General had
earlier been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
over allegations relating to fraud and money laundering.
The case has been adjourned to a later date for further
proceedings.
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