The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is scheduled to arraign former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, in court today, December 30.
Malami, who served as Justice Minister for eight years under former President Muhammadu Buhari, will face trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
His plea is expected to be recorded by Justice Emeka Nwite on 16-count charges, including allegations of money laundering and other offenses.
At the time of this report, operatives of the EFCC have taken over security control of the court promises to ward off possible threat to the court proceedings.
Malami has been in EFCC custody for close to one month as part of investigation into alleged money laundering and corruption linked to his tenure as Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, involving suspicions of mishandling government funds and other financial irregularities.
