Former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, may be held in custody by the Department of State Services (DSS) for a prolonged period.
Security sources indicate the agency is seeking a court order to extend his detention, citing the complexity of new investigations into alleged terrorism financing, which could take months.
Malami was rearrested by DSS operatives on Monday immediately after fulfilling bail conditions and exiting the Kuje Correctional Centre.
He had been detained there since early December 2025 on separate money laundering charges brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The EFCC case, for which he, his wife, and son pleaded not guilty, alleged the concealment of about N8.7 billion in proceeds from unlawful activities through corporate entities and real estate.
According to a source, the fresh DSS investigation focuses on serious allegations, including Malami’s handling of the list of Nigerian terror financiers released by the United Arab Emirates in 2021.
He is also being questioned regarding an arms cache reportedly discovered at his residence in Kebbi State and several petitions accusing him of terrorism financing.
The source stated that the probe reflects standard inter-agency cooperation and noted the gravity of the offences under investigation.
Malami had previously, while serving as AGF, vowed that the government would not shield anyone linked to terrorism or its financing.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
