TheCable reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) has traced 41 properties valued at about N212 billion to Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, in connection with investigations into his tenure in office.
According to the report, the assets include hotels, residential buildings, parcels of land, schools and a printing press, located across Kebbi State, Kano State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
TheCable stated that properties allegedly linked to Malami in Kebbi State are valued at N162.19 billion, while those in Kano State are estimated at N16.01 billion. Assets traced to the FCT are said to be worth N34.68 billion.
In addition, the federal government has filed a 16-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering against the former justice minister. The charges were instituted at the Federal High Court in Abuja.+See more details
Malami is standing trial alongside his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and Bashir Asabe, an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties, who are listed as co-defendants in the case.
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