Nigeria, Dec. 6 -- Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has rejected allegations linking him to terrorism financing, following a SaharaReporters publication that named him among Nigerians allegedly connected to terror financiers.

The SaharaReporters article, published on Friday, reported that two suspects arrested under a counter-terrorism investigation were "linked to" Mr Malami and other prominent Nigerians.

In a statement on his Facebook page on Friday evening, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) said he has never been accused, investigated, or charged by any Nigerian or international agency in connection with terrorism financing.

He added that the retired military officer cited ...