Nigeria, Jan. 22 -- Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has denied terrorism allegations levelled against him and the alleged discovery of arms at a residence associated with him.

A statement by Mr Malami's special assistant, Mohammed Doka, shared on the former AGF's Facebook wall on Wednesday, described the claims as false, unverified and by any official record.

The statement said Mr Malami, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) currently in SSS custody, has not been convicted of any offence, accusing sections of the media of presenting allegations and ongoing investigations as proof of guilt, in violation of the constitutional presumption of innocence.

The statement dismissed reports...