Malami challenges EFCC forfeiture order, says assets legitimately acquired

Former Attorney General Abubakar Malami has sued the EFCC in Abuja’s Federal High Court, contesting its interim order to seize several properties he says were lawfully acquired. The case could set a precedent for how corruption investigations handle asset forfeiture and may affect public confidence in Nigeria’s anti‑graft efforts.

Former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has filed a legal challenge against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the interim forfeiture of several properties linked to him, insisting they were not acquired through illicit means. In an affidavit submitted before the Federal High Court of Nigeria in Abuja, Malami […] Malami challenges EFCC forfeiture order, says assets legitimately acquired