The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday re-arraigned former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), alongside his wife, Asabe Bashir, and son, Abdulaziz, on a 16-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering.
The defendants were re-arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, following the reassignment of the case to the judge.
At the resumed hearing, EFCC counsel, Jibrin Okutepa (SAN), informed the court that the matter was coming up for the first time before Justice Abdulmalik and requested that the pleas of the defendants be taken.
Okutepa also applied for corrections to the amounts stated in Counts 11 and 12 of the charge, seeking to amend N325 billion to N325 million in Count 11 and N120 billion to N120 million in Count 12.
The defence counsel, Joseph Daudu (SAN), did not oppose the application, and the court granted the request.