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Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has been taken into custody by the Department of State Services, DSS.
DSS officials took the former minister shortly after he left Kuje Prison, following the completion of his bail conditions.
The Eastern Updates understands that the former attorney-general is facing a fresh probe by the secret police.
It was gathered that arms were discovered at his Kebbi country home by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during a search.
The former AGF had recently alleged a plot by the DSS to re-arrest him from Kuje Prison.
A Federal High Court on Wednesday granted Malami, his wife, and his son bail in the sum of ₦500 million each, with two sureties.
However, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Mohammed Bello Doka, the former minister alleged that the DSS was carrying out surveillance at the correctional centre in a bid to re-arrest him.
The former minister is said to have met his bail conditions but was picked up by the secret police.
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike “over their failure to account for the spending of billions of naira of public funds in the name of ‘security votes’ by them since 29 May 2023 to guarantee and ensure the security of life and property of Nigerians.”
The suit followed reports of the Benue massacre and well-documented ongoing cases of insecurity in several states and FCT, despite the over N400 billion budgeted yearly as ‘security votes.’ 10 governors reportedly budgeted about N140 billion as security votes in 2026.
In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/95/2026 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, SERAP is asking the court to “direct and compel the governors and Mr Wike to disclose the details of the spending of security votes by them since 29 May 2023 to date, which are intended to ensure the security of life and property of Nigerians.”
