DSS arrests Malami moments after release from Kuje prison

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice.

Malami was arrested at the front of Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja on Monday

A video circulating online shows the former AGF entering a vehicle apparently belonging to the DSS shortly after leaving Kuje prison.

Before he entered the van, Malami asked the DSS officials to present their identity cards.

Before he entered the van, Malami asked the DSS officials to present their identity cards.

A security source con- firmed Malami’s arrest “Yes, it is true that DSS operatives arrested Abubakar Malami, SAN. There are several petitions against him bordering on alleged terrorism, the source said.

Terrorism and terrorism financing are serious offences globally. You’ll recall that when Abubakar Malami, SAN, was the attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, he vowed that the government of the day would not shield any person or persons linked to terrorism or terrorism financing.”

No responsible government would, in the same vein, fold it’s hands or turn a blind eye to weighty allegations of terrorism financing levelled against any individual, no matter how highly placed. In this case, Malami, SAN. the course of investigations, we have what is called interagency cooperation. It is not uncommon for one security agency to hand over a person under investigation to another sister security agency.

“In Nigeria, the DSS is the sole security agency tasked with the responsibility of investigating such allegations. It’ll be best to allow them to do their job,”

On January 7, a federal high court in Abuja granted bail to Malami, who is standing trial, alongside his son and wife, over allegations bordering on money laundering, in the sum of N500 million.