Court Orders FG To Take Over 48 Properties Linked To Ex-AGF Malami, Full List Emerges
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to the Federal Government after ruling that the assets were reasonably suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities.
The judgment was delivered on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who upheld the application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court held that Malami, members of his family and companies linked to the properties failed to establish that the assets were acquired through legitimate sources of income.
Justice Abdulmalik ruled that the central issue before the court was not who owned the properties but whether the funds used to acquire them were lawful. She consequently dismissed all objections filed against the forfeiture application and granted the EFCC’s request for the permanent takeover of the assets.
The EFCC had initially sought the forfeiture of 57 properties valued at over ₦212 billion, but the court granted the application in respect of 48 properties, while nine assets were excluded from the final forfeiture order.
Among the properties permanently forfeited to the Federal Government are:
- Rayhaan University in Birnin Kebbi, including its permanent campus, temporary campus, third campus and the Vice-Chancellor’s residence.
- Rayhaan Radio Station located along the Sani Abacha Bypass, Birnin Kebbi.
- Meethaq Hotels in Jabi and Maitama, Abuja.
- Harmonia Hotels in Area 11, Garki, Abuja.
- A luxury duplex on Amazon Street, Maitama, Abuja, valued at about ₦5.95 billion.
- A 53-room hotel in Jabi District, Abuja, valued at about ₦8.4 billion.
- A luxury hotel in Maitama valued at about ₦12.95 billion.
- Several terrace duplexes in Asokoro, Abuja.
- Multiple commercial plazas in Abuja.
- Residential estates and apartment complexes in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna and Kebbi States.
- Warehouses and industrial facilities.
- Filling stations.
- Shopping complexes.
- Large parcels of undeveloped land in different parts of the country.
- An agro-allied factory.
- Several residential houses, office buildings and investment properties spread across the Federal Capital Territory, Kano, Kaduna and Kebbi States.
The court held that the affected assets would now become the property of the Federal Government in line with Nigeria’s civil asset forfeiture laws.
The ruling marks one of the EFCC’s biggest asset recovery victories in recent years and is separate from the ongoing 16-count money laundering and conspiracy case pending against Malami, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges.