Na wah, my people! Dem don carry former AGF, Abubakar Malami, plus him son and one fine lady, Hajia Bashir Asabe, enter Federal High Court for Abuja, dey face 16-count charge for money laundering.
Di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) jara di matter, say dem dey for big wahala wey involve over N8.7 billion wey no get clear source. E be like say dem don knack their hands for plenty dirty deals.
As per wetin EFCC talk, dis matter no just start; e don dey hot since 2015 when Malami dey shine for AGF position under former President Buhari. Dem accuse dem say dem sabi use plenty bank accounts and properties to hide money wey no clean.
Abeg, make we check di juicy gist: dem dey gist say Malami use Metropolitan Auto Tech Limited to hide big money – N1.014 billion wey dey for Sterling Bank account from July 2022 go June 2025. Dem even knack dem with N600.01 million wey dem hide small small from September 2020 to February 2021. Na wetin dem dey find for their pocket wey no dey smell fine.
Di EFCC don carry plenty witnesses come, like bank officials and bureau de change operators wey go talk wetin dem sabi. Dem wan show say these three people dey play heavy role for di money laundering game. Na serious matter o!
Di properties wey dey cause gbege na plenty luxury real estates wey dem buy for Abuja – like duplex for Amazon Street for N500 million, another one for Onitsha Crescent wey cost N700 million, and one for Jabi District wey sabi cost N850 million. Na serious wahala! How dem fit get all these properties?
Dem also accuse dem say dem use nairaland proxy to buy plenty more properties for Kano and Kebbi, all to cover their tracks. Hajia Bashir Asabe wey dey work for Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd, na she dey help dem manage di properties, according to EFCC.
But wetin we expect next? Di court go gree or dem go throw dem back to jail? Because Malami don dey push dem say dem no suppose detain am, talk say EFCC dey disobey court order about his bail. E be like say na fight wey go long!
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