Court Adjourns Judgment in EFCC Forfeiture Case Against Malami's Properties
A Nigerian court has again adjourned judgment in a forfeiture case involving properties linked to former Attorney General Abubakar Malami. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is seeking final forfeiture of the assets, alleged to be proceeds of unlawful activity.
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A Nigerian court has adjourned judgment in the case concerning the forfeiture of properties linked to former Attorney General Abubakar Malami, according to Vanguard News and Peoples Gazette.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed the suit seeking final forfeiture of the properties, which it alleges are reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities, Peoples Gazette reported.
At the last hearing, EFCC counsel Okutepa presented a motion supported by a 47-paragraph affidavit and 46 exhibits, Vanguard News stated. The motion was filed in February, the report added.
The court did not deliver judgment and has postponed its ruling to a later date. No new hearing date was announced in the reports.
The case centers on asset recovery efforts by the EFCC, which has pursued the forfeiture under Nigeria’s anti-money laundering and financial crimes legislation. The properties in question have not been publicly specified in the available reports.
Malami, who served as Attorney General and Minister of Justice under former President Muhammadu Buhari, has not been charged with any crime in connection with the case. His legal team has not issued a public statement referenced in the source materials.