The Chief Judge (CJ), Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has reassigned the two cases filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Abubakar Malami, former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), to another judge. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the case files, which were remitted back to the CJ…
More applicants have approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying for the setting aside of the interim forfeiture order made against some of the property linked to Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, former Attorney-General of Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice. The applicants argued that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to establish…
A former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, alongside his son, Abdulaziz, was on Tuesday arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged terrorism financing and unlawful possession of firearms. The defendants were brought before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on a five-count charge filed by the Federal Government, bordering on…
Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the discharge of an interim forfeiture order placed on three properties by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The order forms part of a broader ruling made on 6 January, in which the court temporarily forfeited 57…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, to report daily to its Abuja headquarters for questioning throughout December. A source within the EFCC said on Monday that the daily appearances are part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged $490 million…
