File Photo: Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN).
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday adjourned till June 23, for continuation of trial in the alleged N8.7 billion money laundering charge preferred against the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, and son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami.
The trio are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a 16-count charge bordering on conspiracy, procuring, disguising, concealing and laundering proceeds of unlawful activities to the tune of N8,713,923,759.49 (Eight Billion, Seven Hundred and Thirteen Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Three Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty-Nine Naira, Forty-Nine Kobo), contrary to the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
According to a statement by the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the prosecution counsel, J.S. Okutepa (SAN), at the resumed sitting, informed the court that the matter was slated for continuation of hearing, but that the prosecution had been served with a letter seeking adjournment by the defence.
