A Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria, on Friday adjourned the trial of former Attorney General and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami and his son, Abdulaziz Malami, to 4 May. Both were granted bail of approximately $147,000 each. The pair face terrorism and illegal firearms charges filed by the Department of…
A federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria, has added terrorism-related charges against former attorney general and justice minister Abubakar Malami, intensifying legal proceedings already ongoing over allegations of financial misconduct. Malami, who served as Nigeria’s attorney general and justice minister from 2015 to 2023, was previously accused of laundering approximately…
A Kenyan man is facing prison time in the United States after admitting to stealing more than $400,000 (about Ksh.52 million) in taxpayer funds while working as a state auditor in New York. Case Details Tobias Otieno, 41, a former employee of the New York State Comptroller’s Office, pleaded guilty…
A 20-year-old man has been charged in Nairobi with multiple counts of fraud and money laundering after allegedly siphoning nearly KSh8 million from Sidian Bank accounts into his personal account at Diamond Trust Bank (DTB). Collins Mutuma appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina on Monday, October 27, 2025, where…
A joint operation by Interpol and Afripol has led to the arrest of 83 suspects across six African countries and uncovered hundreds of individuals and entities linked to terrorism financing networks. The three-month initiative, dubbed Operation Catalyst, was conducted between July and September 2025 and marks the first continent-wide coordinated…