Malami slammed with N1bn suit over alleged abuse of office

The Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the hearing of a lawsuit charging Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, of abusing his position.

The lawsuit also asks for an injunction compelling the AGF to pay Mr. Cecil Osakwe, a prominent international businessman and property developer, N1 billion in damages.

In the legal action he brought, the plaintiff claimed that the AGF used his position to pressure him into renting two units of three-bedroom flats in one of his properties in Maitama, Abuja‘s Mekong Close to a civil servant named Mrs. Asabe Waziri.