{"id":125113,"date":"2026-01-20T13:10:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=125113"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:10:47","slug":"dss-re-arrests-former-agf-abubakar-malami-moments-after-leaving-kuje-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/dss-re-arrests-former-agf-abubakar-malami-moments-after-leaving-kuje-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"DSS Re-arrests Former AGF Abubakar Malami Moments After Leaving Kuje Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) shortly after leaving the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja, following the completion of his bail conditions in an ongoing high-profile case.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A security source disclosed that Malami was taken into DSS custody at the entrance of the correctional facility on Monday, moments after meeting bail terms in his trial alongside his wife and son over alleged money laundering involving approximately \u20a68.7 billion.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0A video circulating on social media reportedly shows the former AGF requesting that DSS operatives present their identification cards before he was escorted into a service vehicle.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The source revealed that the arrest was based on \u201cseveral petitions against him bordering on alleged terrorism financing,\u201d which prompted the intervention of the DSS.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Malami\u2019s arrest comes amid heightened security presence around the Kuje Correctional Centre, where dozens of DSS operatives were reportedly deployed after a Federal High Court granted him bail earlier this month. Despite fulfilling the bail conditions, his release was delayed amid fresh investigative concerns and intensified surveillance at the facility.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former minister, his wife Bashir Asabe, and son Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami were granted bail in early January, with each required to post \u20a6500 million and provide suitable sureties. All three have pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and money laundering. Prosecutors allege that the offences involved the concealment of proceeds of unlawful activities through multiple accounts and entities.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest development marks a dramatic twist in the case as it has attracted significant public attention, given Malami\u2019s former role as Nigeria\u2019s chief law officer and the gravity of the allegations linked to his tenure. 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