The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday re-arraigned former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), alongside his wife, Asabe Bashir, and son, Abdulaziz, over alleged money laundering offences.
The defendants were re-arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja following the reassignment of the case to a new trial judge.
At the resumed hearing, EFCC counsel, Jibrin Okutepa (SAN), informed the court that the matter was coming before the judge for the first time and requested that the defendants’ pleas be taken.
He also applied for corrections to the monetary figures in Counts 11 and 12, seeking to amend them from N325 billion to N325 million and from N120 billion to N120 million respectively.
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The application, which was not opposed by defence counsel Joseph Daudu (SAN), was granted by the court.
Malami, his wife, and son subsequently pleaded not guilty to the 16-count charge bordering on money laundering filed by the anti-graft agency.
The case has undergone multiple judicial reassignments. Justice Obiora Egwuatu had earlier withdrawn from the matter after it was transferred to him, while the case was initially handled by Justice Emeka Nwite during the court’s vacation period.
The defendants were first arraigned on December 30, 2025, and later granted bail of N500 million each with two sureties after being briefly remanded at Kuje and Suleja correctional centres.