The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has granted interim bail to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, in a case involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
The ruling was delivered on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, by Justice Bello Kawu during proceedings for Motion No. M/17220/2025.
Under the court’s order, Malami was granted bail on the same terms previously set by the EFCC, which include the surrender of his international passport and the provision of bail bonds by two sureties. The sureties specified are the Director-General of the Nigerian Legal Aid Council and a serving member of the House of Representatives representing the Augie/Argungu Federal Constituency.
Justice Kawu also reactivated previously fulfilled bail conditions dated November 28, 2025, which required the same sureties and the surrender of Malami’s passport.
The court noted that interim bail was granted on the grounds of exceptional hardship and will remain in effect pending the hearing and determination of the substantive motion on notice.
The case has been adjourned to January 5, 2026, for the hearing of the motion on notice.
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