The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja for the final forfeiture of 57 property linked to former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN)
In a motion on notice, the EFCC claimed that the respondents failed to provide sufficient evidence for the court to vacate its earlier order for interim forfeiture of the affected property.
The respondents in the case, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/20/2026, are Malami, his son Abdulaziz, his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, and Abiru’ Rahman Abubakar Malami.
Others are Rayhaan Bustan and Agro Allied Ltd, Mountain View Gold and Jewellery Ltd, Amasdul Oil and Gas Ltd, Azbir Arena Nigeria Ltd, and Meethaq Hotels Ltd.
Also listed are Rayhaan University Ltd/GTE, Rayhaan Hotels Ltd, Zeenoor Hotels Ltd, Kawsar Ben of Brahim, Alhaji Muktaka Usman Junju, and Real Edge Agro Services Ltd.
The EFCC gave six grounds why it wants the court to grant its request for final forfeiture, including that the court has the statutory powers, under the provisions of Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud-Related Offences Act, 2006, to grant the reliefs being sought.
It said the procedure is a non-conviction-based asset forfeiture proceeding and that the properties sought to be attached and forfeited are reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
The EFCC added that after the court made the interim order forfeiting the property to the Federal Government, which it published in a national daily on January 9, “no sufficient cause has been shown why the properties, under the interim forfeiture order, should not be finally forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.”
The EFCC, in a supporting affidavit, stated that it received several petitions against the former minister from different organisations alleging serious cases of corruption, abuse of office, and fraud.
It added that, upon receipt of the series of petitions, its investigating team carried out several investigation activities which included making inquiries and receiving financial records from commercial banks and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The commission said the team wrote and received a response from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), and the Abuja Geographical Information System (AGIS).
It claimed to have also received feedback from the Land Registry of Kebbi State, Sokoto State, and Kano State, Kebbi State Inland Revenue Service, FCT Inland Revenue Services, National Universities Commission (NUC), and conducted site visits and valuations of the assets.
The EFCC stated that the team invited and interviewed individuals who featured in the investigation.
Justice Abdulmalik has scheduled April 21 for the hearing of the motion for final forfeiture.
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