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The former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Chika Malami (SAN), has raised concerns over what he described as unlawful detention by the Department of State Services (DSS), alleging persistent denial of access to his legal team.

In a statement issued on Saturday by his associate, Bello Muhammed Doka, Malami was said to have been re-arrested by the DSS after meeting the bail conditions earlier granted to him by a court in connection with allegations bordering on interim asset forfeiture.

Doka described the development as troubling, insisting that the continued detention of the former minister without unhindered access to his lawyers violates constitutional provisions and due process.

“It is deeply worrisome and a clear abuse of his constitutional rights that his arrest appears to have preceded proper investigations, which negates established constitutional safeguards,” Doka said.

According to the statement, Malami has been in DSS custody for more than five days without being allowed to properly consult with his legal team or retrieve his international passport, which formed part of the bail conditions earlier granted by the court.

“We have raised the alarm over his detention by the DSS for over five days without granting him unhindered access to his legal team and without releasing his international passport, which is part of the bail conditions,” Doka stated.

Doka further alleged that the DSS adopted tactics similar to those previously employed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which he claimed delayed Malami’s access to bail and justice.

“The continued detention without access to his legal team, which was only granted briefly on Friday, suggests a pattern aimed at denying him speedy justice, despite bail having been granted by a competent court,” he said.

He urged the DSS to discontinue actions that restrict Malami’s constitutional right to prepare his defence and to release all necessary documents required for his legal representation.

“We believe the DSS is a responsible institution that upholds the rule of law and the principles of fair administration of justice, and we expect those standards to be applied in Malami’s case,” Doka added.

The statement warned that continued obstruction of access to legal counsel amounts to an infringement of fundamental human rights, including the right to a fair hearing as guaranteed under the Constitution.

The Bureau News reports that the matter has continued to generate legal and public interest amid growing concerns over due process and the treatment of detainees by security agencies.

Source: The Bureau Newspaper

This one go soon holla "Where is the Law?". So full of himself when he was dealing with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu... Tinubu will show this guy pepper. They should send him to the prison in owerri... While MNK is in sokoto..Malami will be in Owerri where he will be made the igwe of owerri prisons.

Karma is real.
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Oga is being served with his beloved delicacy.

Stop yelling, you have done it to many people when you were AGF..

If you die in that DSS cell, heaven will not fall.

Malami, you are a very bad, irritatingly corrupt and dubious man..

Switruth:
This one go soon holla "Where is the Law?". So full of himself when he was dealing with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu... Tinubu will show this guy pepper. They should send him to the prison in owerri... While MNK is in sokoto..Malami will be in Owerri where he will be made the igwe of owerri prisons.

Karma is real.
😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

Owerri will be too soft on him..

Send him to Aba or Onitsha prisons..

Na there him corrupt eyes go see him ears without mirror..

I swear nothing go happen at all.

Dalohad:
Stop yelling, you have done it to many people when you were AGF..

If you die in that DSS cell, heaven will not fall.

Malami, you are bad and dubious man..

Dalohad:
Owerri will be too soft on him..

Send him to Aba or Onitsha prisons..

Na there him corrupt eyes go see him ears without mirror..

Omo na everyday Aba boys go dey come look am like gorilla wey dey zoo. 😄😄😄😄😄

Tinubu’s government does not have a single evidence against Malami. It's all media trial and vendetta but be rest assured that tables will turn and it will go round.

Why is the terrorists sponsor complaining? The same thing he facilitated all through in Nnamdi Kanu's case during his time in office when he felt like untouchable God.

Some people are just shameless…of all the crimes that he committed, he still get mouth dey talk… politics and shamelessness are 5 and 6.

I was with his son while in the UAE, the boy self dey talk say he is ashamed of Malami being his father.

If I hear pin from his mouth again ennhhhh I will request he should be moved to Sokoto or Abakaliki prison.

You never see anything. When dss oppress others in ways that Favour you corrupt people you don’t complain. Now table don turn you Dey cry. Enjoy your time in custody.

Maybe he took shouldn't have embezzlement

I just wish other politicians would learn from this power is transit, u won’t be there forever.

Onebabe:
Maybe he took shouldn't have embezzlement

Which kind English be this one now…let’s try and be excellent please

Editorialtimes:
Source: The Bureau Newspaper

After breaking the national stealing record in this millennium and being second only to Abacha you still have the gut to talk about lawyer? You no theif but you easily raised #500m bail out of your salary after being out of job for 3 years? Has anyone claimed any of your 80 mansions yet? Maybe the real owners are in Jupiter.
That's why I like the way Tinubu dey always travel and see all the international contracts and deals with im korokoro eye. Baba na long time guyman wey no go allow someone like malami run am local. Of course ministers go chop for their ministry but malami chop as the Minister of justice and still overchop and shortchanged Naija itself . You won kill naija ni?

Same thing u did to many others

Irony of life. Less than 3 yrs ago, it was malami that was using the dss to do all sorts of evil, the table has suddenly turned.

Switruth:
This one go soon holla "Where is the Law?". So full of himself when he was dealing with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu... Tinubu will show this guy pepper. They should send him to the prison in owerri... While MNK is in sokoto..Malami will be in Owerri where he will be made the igwe of owerri prisons.

Karma is real.
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Karma go reach Tinubu too

Editorialtimes:
Source: The Bureau Newspaper

Mr Man, I will advise you to stop making excuses and cooperat with the DSS and EFCC

Table turned around now

They should frustrate him more . May he not survive this ordeal.

COMRADES, I don't know why I was not perturbed about this Malami's case. Did he forget that when he was the Attorney General of the federation he did misinterpret the justice system so many times for the same DSS prosecuting him today?

Kimo21:
Which kind English be this one now…let’s try and be excellent please

e weak you? Welcome to school na scam crew

Malami did the same thing to others.
Serve you right 👍

Kimo21:
Which kind English be this one now…let’s try and be excellent please

Pls when does this happens. I can't saw it on TV.

Pls told me when does this happens.

Malami you are a very terrible, wicked and heartless idiot. This heartless criminal is the reason why MNk is still in prison today. Very merciless and arrogant bastard,

Just rot in hell oga

bandit

Wow...a whole super AG can raise alerm......no be alarmist malami be that

Malami has no business coming out of prison

Chai! You be nwa Aba true true. Aba na eyes

Switruth:
Omo na everyday Aba boys go dey come look am like gorilla wey dey zoo. 😄😄😄😄😄

This life eh. When u get power flex am small small o. So hand go later touch agf malami. So now he understands the importance of accessing ones legal team . Wike dey learn o. But do my road first b4 hand go touch u

Abubakar Malami's past actions as Attorney General contributed to the issues he's facing now. The sense is that he played a role in a system where the rule of law wasn't always respected, and now he's experiencing similar treatment. "Karma" or consequences for his past actions seem to be part of the narrative.