Former National Human Rights Commission chair Chidi Odinkalu unleashed a sharp barb at ex-Attorney General Abubakar Malami on December 15, 2025, mocking his cries of political persecution by the EFCC as ironic payback for weaponizing the agency against foes during his tenure. Odinkalu's quip "They're following what you taught them" hit social media amid Malami's claims that investigators revoked his bail over attending a Kebbi State rally, turning the tables on the man once accused of turning anti-graft tools into selective hammers.
The EFCC fired back earlier, insisting Malami flouted bail conditions from November 28 probes into 18 counts of money laundering, office abuse, and terrorism financing, rejecting his "ill-health" excuses and political event gripes as diversions from unmet requirements like surrendering passports. Malami's camp countered he complied fully, decrying the detention as partisan targeting post his APC loyalty, fueling a feud exposing rifts in Nigeria's legal elite.
This public spat underscores persistent allegations of EFCC partisanship under successive regimes, with Odinkalu's sarcasm amplifying calls for impartial probes as Malami's high-stakes grilling drags on, testing claims of institutional reform versus old vendettas.