{"id":2853,"date":"2026-07-16T06:54:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/?p=2853"},"modified":"2026-07-16T06:54:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:54:56","slug":"court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-48-properties-worth-n212bn-linked-to-ex-agf-abubakar-malami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/2026\/07\/16\/court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-48-properties-worth-n212bn-linked-to-ex-agf-abubakar-malami\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Orders Final Forfeiture of 48 Properties Worth N212bn Linked to Ex-AGF Abubakar Malami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2854\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784184657532-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Malami\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784184657532-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784184657532-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784184657532.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 out of 57 properties allegedly linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), in favour of the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling followed an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which had earlier secured an interim forfeiture order over the assets as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged proceeds of unlawful activities.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, the properties are spread across Abuja, Kano and Kebbi States and include luxury residences, hotels, commercial buildings, educational institutions, factories, warehouses, filling stations and other high-value assets.<\/p>\n<p>The EFCC estimated the combined value of the assets at about N212 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The assets listed by the anti-graft agency include: Luxury duplex, Amazon Street, Maitama, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Two-wing hotel building (former Harmonia Hotels), Area 11, Garki, Abuja.<br \/>\nFive-storey Meethaq Hotels, Jabi, Abuja.<br \/>\nTerrace apartments in Asokoro, Abuja.<br \/>\nMeethaq Hotels, Rhine Street, Maitama, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2857\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183145751-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183145751-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183145751-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183145751-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183145751.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nProperty at Yakubu Gowon Crescent, Asokoro, Abuja.<br \/>\nShop at Citiscape\u2013Shariff Plaza, Wuse II, Abuja.<br \/>\nProperty on Ahmadu Bello Way, Nasarawa GRA, Kano.<br \/>\nPlot on Lamido Crescent, Nasarawa GRA, Kano.<br \/>\nPlaza, warehouses and commercial facilities near Birnin Kebbi Market.<br \/>\n100 hectares of land along Birnin Kebbi\u2013Jega Road.<br \/>\nFour-bedroom bungalow in Gesse Phase, Birnin Kebbi.<br \/>\nShops at Vegas Mall, Wuse II, Abuja.<br \/>\nProperty at Babbi Drive, BUA Estate, Abuja.<br \/>\nProperty at Efab Estate, Gwarimpa, Abuja.<br \/>\nFour-bedroom bungalow in Abakpa GRA, Kaduna.<br \/>\nPlot in Ipent 7 Estate, Karsana, Abuja.<br \/>\nDuplex with boys&#8217; quarters in Wuse II, Abuja.<br \/>\nTwo warehouse shops at Wuse Market, Abuja.<br \/>\nTwin houses in Apo Legislative Quarters, Abuja.<br \/>\n21\u201323. Nine three-bedroom bungalows, three two-bedroom bungalows and 5.4 hectares of land under Khadimiyya for Justice &amp; Development Initiative in Birnin Kebbi.<br \/>\nRayhaan University Assets:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2858\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183198637-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183198637-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183198637-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183198637.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>24. Permanent site.<br \/>\n25. Temporary site.<br \/>\n26. Third site.<br \/>\n27. Vice-Chancellor&#8217;s residence.<br \/>\nRayhaan Agro Allied Factory: 28. Factory buildings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2860\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183129012-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183129012-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183129012-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183129012-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183129012.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n29. Factory machinery and plant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2859\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183166461-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183166461-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183166461-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183166461-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1784183166461.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n30. Factory mosque.<br \/>\n31. Staff quarters.<br \/>\n32. Bustan building.<br \/>\nAzbir Arena: 33. Azbir Hotel.<br \/>\n34. Printing press.<br \/>\n35. Gallery.<br \/>\n36. Gardens.<br \/>\n37. Mosque.<br \/>\n38. Clothing outlet.<br \/>\n39. Pharmacy and supermarket.<br \/>\nOther Assets in Kebbi: 40. Al-Afiya Energy tanker garage.<br \/>\n41. Rayhaan Model Academy.<br \/>\n42. Rayhaan Primary and Secondary School.<br \/>\n43. Rayhaan Security House.<br \/>\n44. Rayhaan Radio station.<br \/>\n45. Uncompleted two-storey commercial plaza.<br \/>\n46. Amasdul Oil &amp; Gas filling station.<br \/>\n47. Malami Support Organisation building.<br \/>\n48. ADC Kadi Malami Foundation building.<br \/>\n49. House in GRA, Birnin Kebbi.<br \/>\n50. House behind Mobil, Birnin Kebbi.<br \/>\n51. House linked to Abdulaziz Malami.<br \/>\n52. House linked to Abiru-Rahman Abubakar Malami.<br \/>\nProperties in Kano: 53. Zeennoor Hotel with 131 rooms.<br \/>\n54. Zeennoor Mosque.<br \/>\n55. Zeennoor Old Hotel Building.<br \/>\n56. Rayhaan Hotel opposite Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.<br \/>\n57. Rayhaan Gym.<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s decision means 48 of the 57 properties have been permanently forfeited to the Federal Government, while the status of the remaining nine properties was not immediately clear from the ruling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 out of 57 properties allegedly linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), in favour of the Federal Government. The ruling followed an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which had earlier secured [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2853\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}