A prosecution witness on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, disclosed before the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, details of several high-value transactions that passed through the account of Alkausar Farm, one of the entities linked to the alleged ₦8.7 billion money laundering case involving former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN.
The witness, Munawwarah Salisu Anas, a Compliance Officer with Jaiz Bank Plc, testified as the fifth prosecution witness (PW5) in the ongoing trial of Malami, his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, and his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting the trio on a 16-count charge bordering on conspiracy, procuring, disguising, concealing, and laundering proceeds of unlawful activities to the tune of ₦8,713,923,759.49 (Eight Billion, Seven Hundred and Thirteen Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Three Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty-Nine Naira, Forty-Nine Kobo), contrary to the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
At the resumed hearing, prosecution counsel, J.S. Okutepa, SAN, informed the court that the matter was slated for continuation of trial and called Anas to testify.
Led in evidence by Okutepa, the witness told the court that, as a compliance officer with Jaiz Bank, her responsibilities include interfacing with law enforcement agencies, including the EFCC.
When asked whether she received any correspondence from the EFCC in the course of her duties, she answered in the affirmative and identified a letter from the Commission requesting account-related documents.
According to her, the bank responded through a letter dated February 4, 2026, addressed to the Executive Chairman of the EFCC.
Okutepa thereafter sought to tender the bank’s response and accompanying documents in evidence.
Defence counsel, Adedayo Adedeji, SAN, reserved his objection until the final written address.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik admitted the documents in evidence and marked them as Exhibit E Series.
Explaining the contents of the exhibit, the witness stated: “Page one is the forwarding letter, page two is the certificate of identification, pages three to twenty-five are the account opening documents, while pages twenty-six to thirty contain the statement of account of Alkausar Farm.”
While reviewing the account statement before the court, Anas identified several inflows and outflows in the account.
She testified that on June 13, 2018, the account received a cash deposit of ₦1 million from Hassan Aliyu, while on June 20, 2018, it received another cash deposit of ₦2.25 million from Aliyu Mohammed.
The witness further told the court that on December 7, 2018, the account received multiple inflows from Kalamu Wahid Global Concept, including transfers of ₦10 million each on four occasions and an additional transfer of ₦8 million on the same day.
She also disclosed that on December 18, 2018, the account recorded a debit transfer of ₦45.5 million to Donaliv Global Nigeria Limited.
Continuing her testimony, Anas stated that the account received ₦26.25 million from Al-Afiya Energy Limited on July 13, 2020, and another ₦26.25 million from the same company on July 22, 2020.
She further revealed that on July 24, 2020, the account recorded a transfer debit of ₦50 million to Sahad Stores Limited and another transfer debit of ₦1 million to Alfagai Jewelry Nigeria Limited.
The witness also testified that on August 12, 2020, the account received a transfer credit of ₦2.03 million. She added that on the same day, a cheque withdrawal of ₦2.03 million was made by one Aliyu Mohammed Hassan.
Under cross-examination by the defence counsel, the witness confirmed that she did not appear before the court pursuant to a subpoena.
When asked whether she knew the purpose of the inflows and outflows reflected in the account statement, she responded: “Yes, we know because we monitor transactions and report them to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) if they are suspicious.”
Following the conclusion of cross-examination, and in the absence of any re-examination, the witness was discharged.
Thereafter, Justice Abdulmalik adjourned the matter until July 17, 2026, for continuation of trial.
