He further warned that the unfolding situation should serve as a reminder to those who played roles in Kanu’s arrest, extradition and imprisonment, stressing that nemesis may eventually catch up with all involved.
Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, legal consultant to the imprisoned leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, described the terrorism charges against former Attorney‑General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), as a moment of nemesis for him.
Ejimakor, in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, said the terrorism charges against Malami is a nemesis, known in local parlance as karma for his “ignoble role” in the extraordinary rendition, “questionable” prosecution and life imprisonment of Kanu.
"The epic trial of Ex-AGF Malami on terrorism charges recalls his ignoble role in the extraordinary rendition and questionable prosecution/conviction of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,” Ejimakor wrote.
The epic trial of Ex-AGF Malami on terrorism charges recalls his ignoble role in the extraordinary rendition & questionable prosecution/conviction of MAZI NNAMDI KANU. This should be a cause of worry to all who are complicit in the grave injustice done to #MNK. Karma is patient. pic.twitter.com/WFXS7FiFEU
— aloy ejimakor (@AloyEjimakor) February 4, 2026
He further warned that the unfolding situation should serve as a reminder to those who played roles in Kanu’s arrest, extradition and imprisonment, stressing that nemesis may eventually catch up with all involved.
"This should be a cause of worry to all who are complicit in the grave injustice done to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Karma is patient,” he added.
Kanu was arrested in Kenya in 2021 and extradited to Nigeria under circumstances that have continued to spark legal and diplomatic controversy, with his legal team maintaining that the rendition violated both Nigerian and international law.
Malami served as Nigeria’s chief law officer during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari until 2023, during which he was Kanu’s prosecutor.
Kanu was eventually convicted on seven counts of terrorism in November 2025 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Ejimakor’s comments come as the Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday, February 3, arraigned Malami, alongside his son, Abdulaziz Abubakar Malami, before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over allegations bordering on terrorism financing, aiding and abetting terrorism, and the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.
Malami and his son were arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, where the DSS filed a five-count criminal charge against them under the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and the Firearms Act, 2004.
According to court documents, Malami was charged solely under Count One of the information, while he and his son were jointly charged under Counts Two to Five, all relating to the alleged illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
In Count One, the DSS accused the former Attorney General of knowingly abetting terrorism financing during his tenure in office by deliberately refusing to prosecute suspected terrorism financiers whose case files were forwarded to his office for legal action.
The charge alleged that in November 2022, at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja, Malami knowingly aided terrorism financing by failing, in his capacity as Attorney-General of the Federation, to prosecute suspected terrorism financiers whose case files had been submitted to his office.
The alleged offence is said to be contrary to Section 26(2) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
Counts Two to Five accused both Malami and his son, Abdulaziz, of engaging in preparatory acts of terrorism and unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition without a valid licence.
The DSS alleged that sometime in December 2025, at their residence in Gesse Phase II Area, Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi State, the defendants were found in possession of a Sturm Magnum 17-0101 firearm, sixteen (16) Redstar AAA 5’20 live rounds of cartridges, and twenty-seven (27) expended Redstar AAA 5’20 cartridges.
Count Two of the charge stated that the defendants did engage in a conduct in preparation to commit act of terrorism by having in your possession and without licence the said firearm and ammunition, an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 29 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
In Count Three, they were accused of unlawfully possessing a Sturm Magnum 17-0101 firearm without licence, contrary to Section 3 of the Firearms Act, 2004 and punishable under Section 27(1) of the same Act.
Count Four alleged the unlawful possession of sixteen (16) live rounds of Redstar AAA 5’20 cartridges without licence, contrary to Section 8(1) of the Firearms Act, 2004 and punishable under Section 27(1) of the Act.
Count Five accused the defendants of unlawfully possessing twenty-seven (27) expended Redstar AAA 5’20 cartridges, also without licence, contrary to Section 8(1) of the Firearms Act, 2004 and punishable under Section 27(1) of the same Act.