A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties, including a university, linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, to the Federal Government.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik delivered the ruling on Wednesday, holding that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had established that the assets were reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
The court ruled that Malami failed to provide sufficient evidence to show that the properties were acquired through legitimate sources of income.
Before delivering judgment, Justice Abdulmalik dismissed several applications and motions filed by Malami, members of his family and companies linked to the assets, describing them as lacking merit.
The judge held that the central issue before the court was not ownership of the properties but whether the funds used to acquire them were legitimate.
According to her, the respondents failed to rebut the EFCC’s claim that
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