Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, his wife, Asabe Bashir, and son, Abdulaziz Malami.

Judge Emeka Nwite on Wednesday granted each of them bail in the sum of N500 million in the alleged N8.7 billion money laundering case filed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The judge noted that the key consideration in granting bail is whether the defendants would "make themselves available for trial and refrain from interfering with witnesses."

He observed that the EFCC's opposition, particularly on the likelihood of the defendants jumping bail or influencing witnesses, was "not concrete eno...