Security officials, who had placed the facility under heightened surveillance, were said to have been monitoring all movements in and out of the prison following intelligence reports suggesting attempts to manage Abdulaziz’s release away from public attention.
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have rearrested Abdulaziz, the son of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, at Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja, following his father’s renewed refusal to leave the facility despite completing bail procedures.
The incident occurred on Friday when court bailiffs from the Federal High Court arrived at the prison with fully processed bail documents to secure Abdulaziz’s release.
However, sources within the facility said Malami reportedly insisted that his son be quietly moved out of the prison without the usual formalities.
Security officials, who had placed the facility under heightened surveillance, were said to have been monitoring all movements in and out of the prison following intelligence reports suggesting attempts to manage Abdulaziz’s release away from public attention.
As a result, DSS operatives stationed around the correctional centre reportedly profiled every vehicle leaving the premises. Abdulaziz was subsequently intercepted and rearrested shortly after being handed over to those facilitating his release.
“This happened on Friday; the son was taken from bailiffs from the Federal High Court who brought fully processed bail papers but Malami refused to leave, urging that they sneak his son out. But the DSS profiled every car leaving and rearrested his son,” a source privy to the incident said.
A security source familiar with the matter said the move reflects growing unease within the intelligence community over what they described as “irregular efforts” surrounding the former attorney-general’s approach to his son’s release.