Malami Sues EFCC Over Forfeiture of 57 Properties

Abubakar Malami, former Attorney General of the Federation, filed a lawsuit on January 27, 2026, in the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging an interim forfeiture order issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on January 6, 2026, against 57 properties he claims were legitimately acquired.

The EFCC obtained the order from Justice Emeka Nwite, alleging the assets, valued at approximately 213.2 billion naira and located in Abuja, Kebbi, Kano, and Kaduna states, were proceeds of unlawful activities linked to Malami, his sons Abdulaziz and Abiru Rahman, and associates. Malami specifically contests the forfeiture of properties numbered 9, 18, and 48 among the 57 listed, arguing in court filings that the agency failed to provide prima facie evidence connecting them to crime.

In an affidavit, Malami stated all properties stemmed from lawful sources accumulated over three decades, including legal practice, salaries, allowances, business profits from hospitality, agriculture, and education ventures, bank loans, asset sales, gifts totaling about 958 million naira, inheritance, and proceeds from book launches. He said these earnings were declared to the Code of Conduct...