Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and his son, Abdulaziz, has secured a N1billion bail on Wednesday, from the Federal High Court in Abuja.
In a ruling delivered by trial Justice Emeka Nwite, the court also granted Malami’s wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, who is also a defendant in the case, bail to the tune of N500 million.
It held that all the defendants must provide two sureties each in the like sum, who must be owners of landed properties in either Asokoro, Maitama or Gwarinpa districts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to the court, aside from submission of title documents of the properties for verification, the defendants must surrender their travel passports.
More so, it held that the sureties must submit two of their recent passport photographs and equally depose to an affidavit of means.
The court warned that the defendants must not travel outside the country without permission.
