Malami’s interim bail: NJC issues warning to judge over conflicting court order

The National Judicial Council, NJC, has issued a informing to Justice Bello Kawu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court for granting interim bail to erstwhile Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, portion a remand bid issued by different justice of the aforesaid tribunal was inactive successful force.

The assembly besides placed Justice Kawu connected its Watch List for six months pursuing an probe into a petition challenging his handling of the bail application.

In a statement, the NJC said its probe committee established that the justice knew astir the existing remand bid earlier granting Malami interim bail connected December 23, 2025.

The remand order, issued by different justice of the court, was scheduled to expire astatine midnight connected December 24, 2025.

However, the committee recovered that Justice Kawu granted the interim bail a time earlier the bid was owed to expire, thereby acting successful struggle with the subsisting directive.

After reviewing the probe report, the NJC accepted the committee’s findings and directed that a informing missive beryllium issued to the judge.

The assembly said the determination followed its information of the petition and the findings of the probe committee.

Malami’s interim bail: NJC issues informing to justice implicit conflicting tribunal order