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DSS re-arraigns Malami, son over alleged terrorism

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The Department of State Services has re-arraigned a former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), along with his son, Abdulaziz, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on an amended charge related to alleged terrorism and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.

During the hearing, counsel for the DSS, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), informed the court that an amended charge had been submitted to replace the previous one under which they had been arraigned.

Kehinde requested to withdraw the earlier charge and asked that the amended charge be presented to the defendant for new pleas to be entered. The defendants' counsel, Shaibu Aruwa (SAN), confirmed that his clients had received the amended charge and consented to the reading of the new charge to the defendants. It is alleged that Malami and his son, in December 2025, prepared to commit acts of terrorism by possessing, without a license, a Sturm Magnum 17 – 0101 firearm, 16 Redstar AAA 5’20 live rounds of cartridges, and 27 expended Redstar.

The counts in the amended charge partially state, “That you, Abubakar Malami, adult male, and Abdulaziz Abubakar Malami, adult male, sometime in December 2025, at Geeze Phase II Area, Birnin Kebbi LGA, Kebbi State, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, did engage in preparation to commit acts of terrorism by possessing, without a license, a Sturm Magnum 17 – 0101 firearm, 16 Redstar AAA 5’20 live rounds of cartridges, and 27 expended Redstar, thereby committing an offense contrary to and punishable under Section 29 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

When the charge was read out to them, they both pleaded not guilty, following which the DSS’ counsel sought a date for the commencement of trial. The defence counsel did not object to a date for trial, but prayed the court to allow the defendants to remain on the bail earlier granted to them by the court, on the conditions they had met. With Kehinde not opposing Aruwa’s oral application, Justice Abdulmalik held that the defendants should continue on the bail earlier granted them on February 27 which conditions they had met.

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