Federal High Court Abuja has adjourned the terrorism trial of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami, to March 10.
The adjournment followed a request by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Rotimi Oyedepo, who informed the court that the prosecution needed more time to familiarise itself with the facts of the case, on grounds that the case file was recently transferred from the Department of State Services, DSS to the Department of Public Prosecutions.
Counsel for the defendants, Adedayo Adedeji, who did not oppose the application, however, urged the court to strike out the matter if the prosecution fails to open its case at the next adjourned date, citing lack of diligent prosecution.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik subsequently adjourned the matter to March 10 for trial and for the prosecution to formally open its case.
Malami and his son were granted N200 million bail with two sureties on the last adjourned date and remanded in Kuje Custodial Centre, pending the perfection of the bail conditions imposed on them by the court.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
