Peter Obi Visits Malami After Bail in Legal Cases

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate now affiliated with the African Democratic Congress, visited former Attorney General Abubakar Malami in Abuja on Tuesday to express solidarity following Malami's recent release on bail in ongoing legal cases. The meeting, which lasted several hours at Malami's residence, came a day after a Federal High Court granted bail to Malami and his son Abdulaziz in the sum of N200 million each over charges related to alleged terrorism financing and illegal possession of firearms.

Obi, accompanied by other ADC chieftains, did not publicly disclose details of the discussions, but sources close to him described the visit as a gesture of support amid Malami's challenges with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Department of State Services. Malami, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari, faces two separate trials. In one, he is accused of abetting terrorism financing by declining to prosecute suspects whose case files were sent to his office, violating the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act of 2022. The other involves money laundering allegations totaling over N8.7 billion linked to accounts associated...