Polisi wa jimbo nchini Nigeria Jumanne wamewashtaki aliyekuwa Waziri wa Sheria, Abubakar Malami, pamoja na mwanawe Abdulaziz, kwa makosa matano yanayohusiana na ugaidi na umiliki wa silaha, miezi kadhaa baada ya taasisi ya kudhibiti uhalifu wa kifedha kuwafungulia mashtaka ya utakatishaji wa fedha.
Waendesha mashtaka wanadai kuwa Malami, mwezi Novemba 2022, alichangia kwa makusudi kufadhili ugaidi kwa kukataa kuwafikisha mahakamani watuhumiwa wa kufadhili ugaidi, licha ya kupokea mafaili ya kesi zao wakati alipokuwa akihudumu kama Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Serikali.
Malami na Abdulazizi walikana mashtaka hayo na waliamriwa kubaki rumande chini ya ulinzi wa Idara ya Usalama wa Taifa (DSS) wakisubiri kuanza kwa kesi yao tarehe 20 Februari, baada ya kukataa ombi la dhamana ya mdomo.
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Nigeria's state police on Tuesday charged ex-justice minister Abubakar Malami and his son, Abdulaziz, with five counts of terrorism‑related and firearms offences, months after the financial crimes watchdog charged them for money laundering.
Prosecutors allege Malami, in November 2022, knowingly abetted terrorism financing by refusing to prosecute suspected terrorism financiers whose case files were forwarded to him while he served as attorney general. The pair pleaded not guilty and were ordered to remain in the custody of the Department of State Security ahead of commencement of trial on February 20 after rejecting an oral bail.
Waendesha mashtaka wanadai kuwa Malami, mwezi Novemba 2022, alichangia kwa makusudi kufadhili ugaidi kwa kukataa kuwafikisha mahakamani watuhumiwa wa kufadhili ugaidi, licha ya kupokea mafaili ya kesi zao wakati alipokuwa akihudumu kama Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Serikali.
Malami na Abdulazizi walikana mashtaka hayo na waliamriwa kubaki rumande chini ya ulinzi wa Idara ya Usalama wa Taifa (DSS) wakisubiri kuanza kwa kesi yao tarehe 20 Februari, baada ya kukataa ombi la dhamana ya mdomo.
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Nigeria's state police on Tuesday charged ex-justice minister Abubakar Malami and his son, Abdulaziz, with five counts of terrorism‑related and firearms offences, months after the financial crimes watchdog charged them for money laundering.
Prosecutors allege Malami, in November 2022, knowingly abetted terrorism financing by refusing to prosecute suspected terrorism financiers whose case files were forwarded to him while he served as attorney general. The pair pleaded not guilty and were ordered to remain in the custody of the Department of State Security ahead of commencement of trial on February 20 after rejecting an oral bail.
