A federal high court in Abuja has adjourned the case against Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation, bordering on allegations of terrorism financing, to April 15.
Malami and his son, Abdulaziz, were arraigned by the Department of State Services (DSS) on February 3 on a five-count charge bordering on alleged terrorism financing and illegal possession of firearms.
The DSS accused Malami of refusing to prosecute terrorism financiers whose case files were reportedly forwarded to the office of the attorney-general for prosecution.
On February 27, the former AGF and his son were each granted bail of N200 million with two sureties in like sum.
The defendants were present in court on Tuesday when the matter came up before Joyce Abdulmalik, the presiding judge.
Akinlolu Kehinde, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who appeared for the prosecution, told the court that he had only recently received instructions to take over the case.
Kehinde said he needed more time to interface with witnesses before the commencement of trial.
“I got the instruction to take over the prosecution of the case on Monday and so I need time to interface with the witnesses. I most humbly ask for another date,” he said.
Shuaibu Arua, counsel to the defendants, did not oppose the request for adjournment.
In her ruling, Abdulmalik granted the application and adjourned the matter to April 15 and 16 for trial.
