The Nigerian authorities have dropped charges of financing terrorism against a former justice minister and his son.
Abubakar Malami, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari from 2015 to 2023, now faces a revised charge sheet focused solely on the alleged illegal possession of firearms.
The amended charge states that weapons and live cartridges were recovered from Malami's residence in Birnin Kebbi, north-west Nigeria.
Malami, 58, was seen as one of the most influential figures in the previous administration and is married to Buhari's daughter. He and his son, Abdulaziz, both pleaded not guilty to the amended charge during a court hearing on Wednesday.
The prosecution, led by counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akinlolu Kehinde, informed the court of that the charges had been dropped.
