Malami Denies Terrorism Financing Allegations, Says claims Political
A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has dismissed insinuations linking him to terrorism financing, describing the allegations as baseless, misleading and politically motivated.
In a statement on Friday, Malami said his attention was drawn to a publication suggesting that he and other individuals had connections to persons described as terror suspects or alleged financiers.
The publication had mentioned Malami’s name in connection with allegations of terrorism financing and “links” to persons described as terror suspects or alleged financiers.
The former minister, however, described the claims as “unfounded, unfair and contrary to both my record in public office and objective facts.
Malami stressed that he had never been accused, invited, interrogated or investigated by any security, law-enforcement or intelligence agency within or outside Nigeria on terrorism financing or any related offence.
He said, “First, I state clearly and unequivocally that I have never at any time been accused, invited, interrogated, investigated or charged by any security, law-enforcement, regulatory or intelligence agency—within or outside Nigeria—in respect of terrorism financing or any related offence.
“Secondly, even the retired military officer cited as the principal source in the said publication categorically admitted that he was not accusing me, or other named individuals, of financing terrorism
