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EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture of University, Radio Station, 46 Other Properties Linked to Malami

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, secured the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Among the forfeited properties are  Rayhaan University, Kebbi State, including the Rayhaan University Permanent Site, Rayhaan University Temporary Site, Rayhaan University Third Site, the Rayhaan University Vice Chancellor's House and  Rayhaan Radio along Sani Abacha Bypass Road, Birnin Kebbi.

Delivering judgment, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, held that the Commission had successfully established that the properties were reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities and were not acquired from lawful sources of income.

The properties finally forfeited to the Federal Government are: a luxury duplex at Amazon Street, Plot No. 3011 within Cadastral Zone A06, Maitama District, Abuja (File No. AN 11352); a two-winged large three-storey building situated at No. 3 Onitsha Crescent, Area 11, Garki, Cadastral Zone A03, Abuja (formerly Harmonia Hotels Limited); Plot 683, Jabi District, Cadastral Zone B04, comprising a five-storey building (now luxurious Meethaq Hotels Ltd., Jabi, with 53 rooms/suites); Property No. 3130 within Cadastral Zone A04, Asokoro District, FCT, Abuja, comprising terraces; Property No. 3 Rhine Street, Maitama, Abuja (Meethaq Hotels Ltd., Maitama, with 15 rooms); and Plot No. 1241B, Asokoro District (No. 11A Yakubu Gowon Crescent), Asokoro District.

Others are: Shop No. C52, Citiscape – Shariff Plaza, Plot 739, Cadastral Zone A07, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II, FCT, Abuja; No. 4 Ahmadu Bello Way, Nasarawa GRA, Kano; Plot 157, Lamido Nasarawa GRA, Kano; a commercial plaza comprising commercial toilets, laundering facilities, warehouse tanks adjacent to Birnin Kebbi Market; 100 hectares of land along Birnin Kebbi–Jega Road; and another 100 hectares of land along Birnin Kebbi–Jega Road.

Others are: a four-bedroom bungalow at Gesse Phase II, Birnin Kebbi; Shops Nos. A36 and B3, Vegas Mall, Wuse II, Abuja; No. 26 Babbi Drive, BUA Estate, Abuja; No. 27 EFAB Estate, 5th Avenue, 59th Crescent, Gwarimpa, Abuja; a four-bedroom house with two-room boys' quarters at No. 10B Doka Crescent, Abakpa GRA, Kaduna; Plot No. 13, IPENT 7 Estate, Karsana District, Abuja; a bedroom duplex with boys' quarters at No. 12 Yalinga Street, off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja; two warehouse shops B40 and B46, Wuse Market, Abuja; acquisition of twin houses at Zone E, Apo Legislative Quarters, Cadastral Zone B01, Plot 1401, Gudu District, Abuja; and properties acquired by Khadimiyya for Justice & Development Initiative at the Academic Garden City, Birnin Kebbi, sold by the Federal Housing Authority Mortgage, namely: nine units of three-bedroom bungalows, three units of two-bedroom bungalows, and 5.4 hectares of land.

[b]Also forfeited are the Rayhaan Agro Allied Factory in Kebbi State, including the factory buildings, factory machines and plant units, factory mosque, Rayhaan Mill staff quarters, and the Rayhaan Bustan Building.
 Others are assets at Azbir Arena, Kebbi State, including Azbir Hotel, Printing Press, Gallery, Gardens, Mosque, Azbir Clothing, and Azbir Pharmacy and Supermarket.

Other forfeited properties include the Al-Afiya Energy tanker garage opposite Rayhaan University Health Centre along Sani Abacha Bypass Road, Birnin Kebbi; Rayhaan Security House off Sani Abacha Bypass, Birnin Kebbi; an uncompleted two-storey plaza located opposite Central Motor Park (Eastern Park), Birnin Kebbi; Amasdul Oil and Gas Ltd. filling station structure along Sani Abacha Bypass Road, Birnin Kebbi, near Jambali Automobile Workshop; the assets of Zeennoor Hotel at Kabuga Satellite Town, off Gwarzo Road, Kano, with 131 rooms; Zeennoor Mosque at Kabuga Satellite Town, off Gwarzo Road, Kano; and the old Zeennoor Hotel building.[/b]

It would be recalled that on January 6, 2026,  Justice Emeka Nwite granted the interim forfeiture order following an ex parte motion moved by counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN.
Sequel to the granting of the interim forfeiture order, and in compliance with the order of the court, the EFCC published the interim order in national dailies, inviting interested persons to come forward and show cause why the final forfeiture order should not be granted in favour of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The EFCC subsequently filed a motion for the final forfeiture of all the properties.

Meanwhile, following the publication of the interim order, Mr. Malami, SAN, and 14 other persons, mainly his family members and associates, filed applications to show cause and also urged the court to set aside the interim forfeiture order on the properties. They further challenged the jurisdiction of the court to grant the order and urged it not to grant the final forfeiture order.

The case was heard before  Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on May 27, 2026, and the matter was thereafter adjourned for judgment.

[b]Delivering judgment on Wednesday,  the court held that the EFCC had sufficiently established that the 48 properties were reasonably suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities, and that the respondents failed to discharge the evidential burden placed on them, as they could not show the legitimate sources of the funds used in acquiring the properties.

The court further held that the respondents merely claimed ownership of the properties without providing proof of how they acquired them with funds from lawful sources.

According to the court, non conviction-based forfeiture proceedings require respondents to adduce evidence showing the lawful sources of the funds used in acquiring the properties, and not merely make bare assertions of ownership.

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This judgement could not have been awarded against a better person.

Before delivering the substantive judgement, the judge dismissed several applications, motions on notice and objections filed by Mr Malami, his family members and some companies claiming ownership of the properties. The judge said they all lacked merit.

She held that the issue before the court was not “who owns the property, but how legitimate are the funds used to acquire the properties.”

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/895488-court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-48-properties-linked-to-malami.html

Barawo banza! Malami.

The language here is forfeiture.

When they talked about "forfeiture" in Tinubu's drug case, they told us the new and revised meaning of the word.

Tinubu is a SOLID FAILURE and Kriminal

Can we now proceed to execution after the forfeiture? Because it's always initial gragra on the news then a duplex in kuje prison with soft landing and waybilled escorts and wardens as security details.

If a common thief can be burned alive for stealing 5-Alive, Malami who's stolen billions should be executed by a firing squad.

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EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture of University, Radio Station, 46 Other Properties Linked to Malami


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see the rouge and thief smiling

Malami has crypto accounts where he hides funds, make una torchlight am..

Na thief him be..

Hope the properties would not be relooted again

Were they really his properties? If he stole them, they don't belong to him.

48 of them will be handed over to the federal government following today's court ruling.

1. Luxury Duplex at Amazon Street, Plot No. 3011 Within Cadastral Zone, A06 Maitama; File No: AN enhancement 11352, which was purchased in December 2022 at N500, 000, 000.00 (value after enhancement at N5,950,000,000).

2. Two Winged Large Storey Building Situate at No. 3, Onitsha Crescent, Area 11,Garki, Cadastral Zone, A03, Abuja (formerly Harmonia Hotels Limited), FCT, which was purchased Dec. 2018 at N7,000,000,000.

3. Plot 683, Jabi District, Cadastral Zone B04, Comprising of a five storey Building (Now Luxurious Meethaq Hotels Ltd, Jabi with 53 rooms/suites), which was purchased in Sept. 2020 at carcass level at N850,000,000 with additional N300,000,000 to take possession (value after completion N8,400,000,000).

4. Property No. 3130 within Cadastral Zone A04, Asokoro District, FCT, Abuja, Comprising Terraces, purchased in January 2021 at N360,000,000.

5. Property No. 3 Rhine Street, Maitama, Abuja (Meethaq Hotels Limited, Maitama With 15 ROOMS), which was purchased in February 2018 at N430,000,000 (current value after rehabilitation is N12,950,000,000).

6. Plot No. 1241B, Asokoro District Zone (No. 11A Yakubu Gowon Crescent) AsokoroDistrict, which was purchased in July 2021 at N325,000,000.

7. Shop No. C82 Citiscape — Shariff Plaza, Plot 739 Cadastral Zone A07, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse Il, FCT, Abuja, which was purchased in March 2024 at N120,000,000.

8. No. 4 Ahmadu Bello Way, Nasarawa GRA, Kano, which was purchased in December 2022 at N300,000,000.

9. Plot 157, Lamido Crescent, Nasarawa, GRA, Kano, purchased in July 2019 with no specific amount stated.

10. A Plaza, Commercial Toilets, Laundering, Warehouse Tanks Adjacent to Birnin Kebbi Market at N100 million.

11. 100 Hectares of l;and Along Birnin Kebbi, Jega Road, which was purchased in 2020 at N100,000,000.

12. Four Bedroom Bungalow Gesse Phase, Birnin Kebbi, which was purchased in 2023 at N101,000, 000.

13. Shops Nos. A36, B3 Vegas Mall, Wuse 2, Abuja, which was purchased in July 2023 at N158,000,000.

14. No. 26, Babbi Drive, Bua Estate, Abuja, purchased in 2022 at N136,000,000.

15. No. 27, Efab Estates Avenue, 5th Avenue, 59th Crescent, Gwarimpa, Abuja, purchased in January 2016 at N120,000,000.

16. Four Bedroom/ 2 Rooms Boys Quarters at No. 10B, Doka Crescent Abakpa GRA, Kaduna, purchased in January 2018 at N40, 000, 000.00.

17. Plot No. 13, Ipent 7 Estate, Karsana District, Abuja, purchased in June 2018 at N85,000,000.

18. A Bedroom Duplex & Boys Quarters at No. 12 Yalinga Street, Off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse Il, Abuja, purchased in Oct. 2018 at N150,000,000.

19. Two Warehouse Shops B40 And B46, Wuse Market, Abuja, purchased in July 2020 at N50,000,000.

20. Twin Houses at Zone E, Apo Legislative Quarters, Cadastral Zone B01, Plot 14014, Gudu District, Abuja, was purchased between February and May 2017 at N250,000,000.

Properties acquired by Khadimiyya for Justice & Development Initiative at the Academic Garden City, Birnin Kebbi, sold by the Federal Housing Authority Mortgage namely.

21, 22, and 23. Nine units of three bedroom, bungalow, three units of two bedroom bungalow, and 5.4 hectares of land, which were purchased between February 2023 and September 2023 at N187,000,000, among other assets listed in the schedule.

RAYHAAN UNIVERSITY, KEBBI STATE

24. Rayhaan University Permanent Site -N56,000,000,000.00

25. Rayhaan University Temporary Site -N37,800,000,000.00

26. Rayhaan University Third Site - N2,450,000,000.00

27. Rayhaan University Vice Chancellor - N490,000,000.0

RAYHAAN AGRO ALLIED FACTORY IN KEBBI STATE

28. Factory Buildings -N4,200,000,000.00

29. Factory Machines and Plants Units -N10,500,000,000.00

30. Factory Mosque - N2,450,000,000.00

31. Rayhaan Mill Staff Quarters - N1,487,500,000.00

32. Rayhaan Bustan Building - N3,150,000,000.00

AZBIR ARENA KEBBI STATE

33. Azbir Hotel - N10,325,000,000.00

34. Printing Press - N1,050,000,000.00

35. Gallery - N581,000,000.00

36. Gardens - N392,000,000.00

37. Mosque - N252,000,000.00

38. Azbir Clothing - N350,000,000.00

39. Azbir Pharmacy and Supermarket - N175,000,000.00

OTHER PROPERTIES HELD IN KEBBI STATE

40. Al-Afiya Energy Tanker Garage opposite Rayhaan University Health Centre, along Sani Abacha Bypass Road, Birnin-Kebbi - N2,450,000,000.00

41. Rayhaan Model Academy -N11,200,000,000.0

42. Rayhaan Primary and Secondary School - N8,750,000,000.00

43. Rayhaan Security House, off Sani Abacha Bypass, Birnin Kebbi - 245,700,000.00

44. Rayhaan Radio along Sani Abacha, Bypass Road, Birnin, Kebbi - N78,750,000.00

45. Uncompleted 2 Storey Complex Plaza located opposite Central Motor Park, (Eastern Park) Birnin Kebbi - N665,000,000.00

46. Amasdul Oil and Gas Ltd filling station Structure along Sani Abacha Bypass, Road, Birnin Kebbi near Jambali Automobile Workshop, Birnin Kebbi - 1,050, 000,000.00

47. Malami Support Organization Building - 210,000,000.00

48. ADC Kadi Malami Foundation Building - N56,000,000.00

49. Abubakar Malami SAN's House GRA - N350,000,000.00

50. Abubakar Malami SAN's House Behind Mobil - N490,000,000.00

51. Abdulaziz Malami (First Son's House) at Gesse Phase II in Birnin Kebbi - N1,659,000,000.00

52. Abiru-Rahman Abubakar Malami (Second Son's House) at Gesse Phase II in Birnin-Kebbi - N2,989,000,000.00

PROPERTIES IN KANO

53. Assets of Zeennoor Hotel at Kabuga Satellite Town, off Gwarzo Road, Kano with 131 rooms - N11,200,000,000.00

54. Zeennoor Mosque at Kabuga, Satellite Town, off Gwarzo Road, Kano - N84,000,000.00

55. Zeennor Old Hotel Building -N280,000,000.00

56. Rayhaan Hotel, Kano Located at Plot 27/28 Opp-Aminu kano Teaching Hospital, Southern Kano (Land And Luxurious Building of more than 50 rooms, with appurtenances- N2,240,000,000.00

57. Rayhaan Gym, Kano House Comprising of a Storey Building Opposite Rayhaan Hotel - N1,225,000,000.00

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Like Mourinho "I prefer really not to speak. If I speak, I am in big trouble. In big trouble. And I don't want to be in big trouble."

Kalashnikov49:
The language here is forfeiture.

When they talked about "forfeiture" in Tinubu's drug case, they told us the new and revised meaning of the word.

Tinubu is a SOLID FAILURE and Kriminal

the man is an amurobber lol.

They should sell the properties for public fast, before thief hijack them again with same corrupt court.

This man is a fuvk*** criminal

This mallam must join Nasiru inside to chop more beans wey get water.......

The man that re-looted Abacha's $325 million loot that Switzerland gave back to Nigeria.

Waiting for Obi to enter his female voice in Mallami's defence.

the mighty has fallen... wow

Kalashnikov49:
The language here is forfeiture.

When they talked about "forfeiture" in Tinubu's drug case, they told us the new and revised meaning of the word.

Tinubu is a SOLID FAILURE and Kriminal

You should find out forfeiture due to what. Is forfeiture the punishment for drugs in any country?

The man that a dead body was found in his house, how come he's not being detained?


This country is turning to a tom and jerry cartoon o

It's good. Very good. It will be the turn of Tinubu and Wike and others tomorrow to surrender properties to the government tomorrow.

What will happen to Tinubu and his gang eh after this administration go be child's play

Execution should just follow straight, death before dishonor is the way forward for this thieving bastards in power.

👍 👍 👍 very Good. But hopefully, they'll sell it back to him /his disguise FRIENDS

kalvoken:
The man that a dead body was found in his house, how come he's not being detained?


This country is turning to a tom and jerry cartoon o

You're derailing the thread. Find facts, use them. There's no law that detains people for death. Did she die in his room? A worker died and the boss is asking for an autopsy, her father says no autopsy. As a judge, you arrest the boss. SMH

Malami, Senior Advocate of Nigeria(SAN) to steal!

When that man was in power, he thought it will be forever.

I am so happy the way Tinubu is embarrassing him and other northern goons.

Bastard buhari. Fucking idiot. Look at all the properties this bastard stole!!

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EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture of University, Radio Station, 46 Other Properties Linked to Malami


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You know you have so much exposure in Nigeria you are playing politics not even politics, opposition politics..If you have investment in Nigeria alone stay neutral , how are you going to cope now. If you even port now, it doesn't guarantee anything. Look at Oga Atiku he lost a logistics firm to politics.

Kaii this malami is a selfish bastard human being.


Now I understand why baba Buhari was pleading jagaban unbehave of his ministers not to prob them .


More Northerns should prepare for more prob as soon as jagaban resume office second term.

Kai I so much feel heartbroken WIth Nigeria greedy leaders,

And he wants to become governor to continue the looting spree. Abacha is still in their apprenticeship

But na the slayer of Obi be that. Tinubu put him in forever retirement. A monumental failure that can only come 3rd in elections and it will enter guiness book of records 😁😁😁

Kalashnikov49:
The language here is forfeiture.

When they talked about "forfeiture" in Tinubu's drug case, they told us the new and revised meaning of the word.

Tinubu is a SOLID FAILURE and Kriminal

I was shocked when i saw the list

APC is evil... it is dragging evil with the devil

These are the same criminals that supposedly came to fight corruption, criminalizing Patience Jonathan, Dasuki, Metuh and co

Omoh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

chatinent:
Can we now proceed to execution after the forfeiture? Because it's always initial gragra on the news then a duplex in kuje prison with soft landing and waybilled escorts and wardens as security details.

If a common thief can be burned alive for stealing 5-Alive, Malami who's stolen billions should be executed by a firing squad.

i have been saying something similar recently about terrorists and this type of criminals but i was accused of politics. SMH.

So fast

Anyway after Tinubu same fate will happen to his boys

What will be the fate of the staff of those investment

The school, hotels and others

Will they suddenly become jobless