Nigerian authorities have dropped terrorism financing charges against Abubakar Malami, who served as attorney general and justice minister under former President Muhammadu Buhari from 2015 to 2023, according to his lawyer. The amended charges now focus solely on illegal possession of firearms — a pistol and ammunition allegedly found at his home — which Malami and his son Abdulaziz both deny. The case is significant as Malami is one of several senior officials from the Buhari administration (long praised for its anti-corruption platform) now facing criminal proceedings, and he separately faces money laundering allegations involving approximately $6.5 million.