The Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties suspected to be proceeds of illegal actions linked to Abubakar Malami, SAN, former Minister of Justice, to the Federal Authorities.
Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an ex parte movement moved by the {Economic} and {Financial} Crimes Fee’s lawyer, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, to the impact.
The multi-billion naira landed properties are positioned in Abuja, Kebbi, Kano and Kaduna States.
Though the order was made on Tuesday, its licensed true copy was sighted on Wednesday.
“It’s hereby ordered that an interim order of this honourable court docket is hereby made forfeiting to the Federal Authorities of Nigeria the properties described in Schedule 1 under, that are moderately suspected to be proceeds of illegal actions,” the decide stated.
Justice Nwite, within the ruling, additionally directed the publication of the interim order of forfeiture in any nationwide each day “inviting any particular person(s) or physique (ies) who might have curiosity within the properties listed within the schedule to point out trigger, inside 14 days of the publication, why a ultimate order of forfeiture to the Federal Authorities of Nigeria of the stated belongings and properties, shouldn’t be made.”
The decide then adjourned the matter till Jan. 37 for the report of compliance.
The belongings embrace:
**Luxurious Duplex at Amazon Road, Plot No. 3011 Inside Cadastral Zone, A06 Maitama; File No: AN enhancement 11352, which was bought in December 2022 at N500, 000, 000.00 (worth after enhancement at N5, 950, 000, 000);
**Two Winged Giant Storey Constructing Situate at No. 3, Onitsha Crescent, Space 11,Garki, Cadastral Zone, A03, Abuja (previously Harmonia Accommodations Restricted), FCT, which was bought Dec. 2018 at N7, 000, 000, 000.00.
**Plot 683, Jabi District, Cadastral Zone B04, Comprising of a 5 storey Constructing (Now Luxurious Meethaq Accommodations Ltd, Jabi with 53 rooms/suites), which was bought in Sept. 2020 at carcass degree at N850, 000, 000. 00 with further N300, 000, 000 to take possession (worth after completion N8, 400, 000, 000).
**Property No. 3130 inside Cadastral Zone A04, Asokoro District, FCT, Abuja, Comprising of Terraces, bought in Jan. 2021 at N360, 000, 000.00.
**Property No. 3 Rhine Road, Maitama, Abuja (MEETHAQ HOTELS LTD, MAITAMA WITH 15 ROOMS), which was bought on in Feb. 2018 at N430, 000, 000.00 (present worth after rehabilitation is N12, 950, 000, 000).
**Plot No. 1241B, Asokoro District Zone (NO. 11A YAKUBU GOWON CRESCENT) ASOKORO DISTRICT, which was bought July 2021 at N325, 000, 000.00.
**SHOP NO. C82 CITISCAPE — SHARIFF PLAZA, PLOT 739 CADASTRAL ZONE A07, AMINU KANO CRESCENT, WUSE Il, FCT, ABUJA, which was bought in March 2024 at N120, 000, 000.00.
**NO. 4 AHMADU BELLO WAY, NASARAWA GRA, KANO, which was bought in Dec. 2022 at N300, 000, 000. 00
**PLOT 157, LAMIDO CRESCENT, NASARAWA, GRA, KANO, bought in July 2019 with no certain quantity acknowledged.
**A PLAZA, COMMERCIAL TOILETS, LAUNDERING, WAREHOUSE TANKS ADJACENT TO BIRNIN KEBBI MARKET, which was bought in 2021 at N100, 000, 000.00.
**100 HECTARES OF LAND ALONG BRININ KEBBI, JEGA ROAD, which was bought in 2020 at N100, 000, 000.00.
** 4 BEDROOM BUNGALOW GESSE PHASE, BIRNIN KEBBI, which was bought in 2023 at N101, 000, 000.00.
** SHOPS NOS. A36, B3 VEGAS MALL, WUSE 2, ABUJA, which was bought in July 2023 at N158, 000, 000.00.
**NO. 26, BABBI DRIVE, BUA ESTATE, ABUJA, bought in 2022 at N136, 000, 000.00.
**NO. 27, EFAB ESTATES AVENUE, 59™ CRESCENT, GWARIMPA, ABUJA, bought in Jan. 2016 at N120, 000, 000.00.
**4 BEDROOM/ 2 ROOMS BOYS QUARTERS AT NO. 10B, DOKA CRESCENT ABAKPA GRA, KADUNA, bought in Jan. 2018 at N40, 000, 000.00.
**PLOT NO. 13, IPENT 7 ESTATE, KARSANA DISTRICT, ABUJA, bought in June 2018 at N85, 000, 000.00.
**A BEDROOM DUPLEX & BOYS QUARTERS AT NO. 12 YALINGA STREET, OFF ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA CRESCENT, WUSE Il, ABUJA, bought in Oct. 2018 at N150, 000, 000.00.
**TWO WAREHOUSE SHOPS B40 AND B46, WUSE MARKET, ABUJA, bought in July 2020 at N50, 000, 000.00.
**TWIN HOUSES AT ZONE E, APO LEGISLATIVE QUARTERS, CADASTRAL ZONE B01, PLOT 14014, GUDU DISTRICT, ABUJA, it was bought between Feb and Could 2017 at N250, 000, 000.00.
**Properties acquired by Khadimiyya for Justice & Growth Initiative on the Educational Backyard Metropolis, Birnin Kebbi, bought by the Federal Housing Authority Mortgage specifically.
Others are 9 models of three-bedroom, bungalow, three models of two-bedroom, bungalow, and 5.4 hectares of land, which had been bought between Feb. 2023 and Sept. 2023 at N187, 000, 000.00, amongst different belongings listed within the schedule.
Malami, his spouse, Hajia Bashir Asabe and his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz, are at present going through an alleged N8.7 billion cash laundering cost earlier than Justice Nwite.
The EFCC had, within the cost marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/700/2025, named the ex-minister, Asabe, his spouse and an worker of a agency linked to the previous minister, Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd, and his son as 1st, 2nd and third defendants respectively.
The anti-graft company, within the 16 counts, accused the defendants of finishing up numerous suspicious transactions and trying to hide the illegal origin of billions of naira by means of {bank} accounts and property acquisitions throughout Abuja, Kano and Kebbi.
They allegedly dedicated the offences between 2015 and 2025, a interval that features the eight years Malami served because the AGF throughout the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
The fee alleged that Malami, his son, and Asabe conspired to disguise the origin of funds, purchase property not directly, and retain sums they allegedly knew had been proceeds of illegal exercise, in violation of the Cash Laundering (Prohibition and Prevention) Acts of 2011 (as amended) and 2022.
In rely one, the EFCC alleged that between July 2022 and June 2025, Malami and his son directed Metropolitan Auto Tech Restricted to hide over one billion Naira in a Sterling {Bank account}, figuring out the funds had been proceeds of illegal exercise.