BREAKING: EFCC WINS FINAL FORFEITURE OF 48 PROPERTIES LINKED TO EX-AGF MALAMI

EFCC WINS FINAL FORFEITURE OF 48 PROPERTIES LINKED TO EX-AGF MALAMI


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured a final court order forfeiting 48 properties linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The judgment was delivered on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The court ruled that the EFCC had successfully established that the properties were reasonably suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities and were not traced to legitimate sources of income.

Among the assets forfeited are Rayhaan University in Kebbi State, including its permanent, temporary and third campuses, the Vice Chancellor's residence, as well as Rayhaan Radio located along the Sani Abacha Bypass in Birnin Kebbi.

Also forfeited are several high-value properties across Abuja, Kano and Kebbi States, including luxury residential buildings, hotels, commercial plazas, warehouses, farmlands, shopping outlets and other real estate holdings.

The court also ordered the forfeiture of Rayhaan Agro Allied Factory in Kebbi State, including its factory buildings, machinery, staff quarters, mosque and other facilities. Additional assets forfeited include Azbir Arena, Azbir Hotel, a printing press, gardens, mosque, clothing outlet, pharmacy and supermarket.

Other properties affected by the ruling include Zeennoor Hotel in Kano with its 131-room facility, Zeennoor Mosque, an old hotel building, fuel station structures, tanker garage, security house, an uncompleted commercial plaza and several residential properties in Abuja, Kaduna and Birnin Kebbi.

The forfeiture followed an interim order granted on January 6, 2026, by Justice Emeka Nwite after an ex parte application filed by the EFCC through its counsel, Ekele Iheanacho (SAN).

Following the interim order, the EFCC published notices in national newspapers inviting interested parties to show cause why the assets should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government.

Abubakar Malami and 14 other respondents, including family members and associates, challenged the interim forfeiture order, questioned the jurisdiction of the court and opposed the request for permanent forfeiture.

After hearing the matter, Justice Abdulmalik ruled that the respondents failed to provide credible evidence showing that the properties were acquired through lawful income. The court held that merely claiming ownership was insufficient in non-conviction-based forfeiture proceedings, stressing that the burden rested on the respondents to establish the legitimate sources of the funds used to acquire the assets.

Consequently, the court granted the EFCC's application and ordered the final forfeiture of all 48 properties to the Federal Government of Nigeria.








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