Alleged Terrorism: Court fixes May 26 for DSS to open case against Malami, Son

The Federal High Court sitting successful Abuja has fixed May 26 for the Department of State Services, DSS, to unfastened its lawsuit of alleged coercion against the contiguous past Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and his son, Abdulaziz.

When the lawsuit was called connected Wednesday, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), who appeared for the prosecution (DSS), told the tribunal that an amended complaint has been filed to regenerate an earlier 1 connected which they had been arraigned.

Kehinde applied to retreat the earlier complaint and requested the amended 1 beryllium work to the suspect for the pleas to beryllium taken afresh.

Lawyer to the defendants, Shaibu Aruwa (SAN) confirmed that his clients were served with the amended complaint and agreed that the caller complaint beryllium work to the defendants.

Malami and his lad are alleged to person successful December 2025, prepared to perpetrate acts of coercion by having successful their possession and without license, a Sturm Magnum 17 – 0101 firearm, a 16 Redstar AAA 5’20 unrecorded rounds of cartridges and 27 expended Redstar.

When the complaint was work retired to Malami and his son, some pleaded not guilty, pursuing which Kehinde sought a day for the commencement of trial.

Aruwa did not entity to a day for trial, but prayed the tribunal to let the defendants to stay connected the bail earlier granted them by the court, which conditio...