Nigeria’s AGF, Malami Buys N300m Mansion For Newlywedded Son; Social Distancing Guidelines Flouted During Lavish Wedding

Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has purchased a N300m mansion in Abuja as a gift to his son who recently got married, Sahara Reporters reliably gathered.

The online news platform reports that Malami’s son, Abdul Aziz, who graduated from a university in Cyprus in 2018, is known among his circle to lead a flamboyant lifestyle purportedly fuelled by public funds at the disposal of his father, who remains one of the most powerful and influential figures in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

It was also reported by SR that guests at the wedding ceremony of Abdul Aziz, were seen in a video of the pomp occasion dancing and communicating close to one another without wearing face masks while spraying wads of US dollars and naira notes on the newly married couple, in clear violation of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) directive on social distancing as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.

Recall that part of the NCDC guidelines forbids social events like weddings where there are more than 20 persons in attendance.

But the video of the ceremony published by SaharaReporters on Friday clearly showed more than the stipulated number of persons at that ceremony.

Also, the open spraying of wads of cash at the event violates the Central Bank of Nigeria’s rule, which forbids anyone from abusing the naira by spraying and stepping on them in public.

Despite breaking the law in these regards, notwithstanding the fact he is Nigeria’s chief law officer, findings by SaharaReporters revealed that Malami had already made arrangements for a sizeable number of private jets to fly dignitaries from Abuja, Kano and Lagos to Kebbi State on Saturday for the second leg of the wedding where more display of opulence and gross disregard for the NCDC guidelines are expected to be showcased.

– SR