Personnel from the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested Abubakar Malami, the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, in Abuja on Monday, January 19.

According to reports, the former minister was picked up from the Kuje Correctional Centre shortly after his release from the facility.

Vanguard reported that a video on social media showed the former minister walking towards a vehicle suspected to belong to the secret police, moments after leaving the prison facility.

Before he entered the van, Malami was observed asking the DSS officers to identify themselves, and they presented their identity cards.