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, on a 16-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering.
The defendants were re-arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, following the reassignment of the case to the judge.
At the resumed hearing, EFCC counsel, Jibrin Okutepa (SAN), informed the court that the matter was coming up for the first time before Justice Abdulmalik and requested that the pleas of the defendants be taken.
Okutepa also applied for corrections to the amounts stated in Counts 11 and 12 of the charge, seeking to amend N325 billion to N325 million in Count 11 and N120 billion to N120 million in Count 12.
The defence counsel, Joseph Daudu (SAN), did not oppose the application, and the court granted the request.
Malami, his wife and son subsequently pleaded not guilty to all 16 counts.
The case has undergone multiple reassignments. It was initially filed before Justice Emeka Nwite and the defendants were first arraigned on December 30, 2025. Justice Obiora Egwuatu later took over the matter but withdrew on February 12, leading to its reassignment to Justice Abdulmalik.
Following their initial arraignment, Malami and his son were remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre, while his wife was remanded at the Suleja Correctional Centre.
They were granted bail on January 7 in the sum of N500 million each, with two sureties in like sum.