Malami served as AGF and Minister of Justice during the eight-year administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The property, which are 57 in number, were valued at N213,234,120,000 and are located in different parts of the country, including Abuja, Kebbi, Kano and Kaduna States.
Some of the property were also linked to two of his sons, Abdulaziz Malami and Abiru-Rahman Malami, as well as his wife, Asabe Bashir.
Checks by Daily Trust revealed that while some property linked to Malami in Abuja and Kano remained operational Wednesday evening, some of those located in Kebbi State had been sealed.
The EFCC’s request for Malami’s assets’ forfeiture was granted on Tuesday, though the certified true copy of the court’s ruling was released to the media yesterday.
Justice Emeka Nwite granted the forfeiture order following an ex-parte motion by counsel to the EFCC, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN.
The property include: Rayhaan University buildings, agro-allied factory buildings, machines, hotels, pharmacy, supermarket, primary and secondary schools, oil and gas filling stations, shops and other buildings.
In granting the forfeiture order, Justice Nwite ruled that, “It is hereby ordered that an interim order of this honourable court is hereby made forfeiting to the Federal Government of Nigeria the properties described in Schedule 1 below, which are reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.”
He directed the publication of the interim order of forfeiture in any national daily “inviting any person(s) or body(ies) who may have interest in the properties listed in the schedule to show cause, within 14 days of the publication, why a final order of forfeiture to the Federal Government of Nigeria of the said assets and properties should not be made.”
The judge adjourned the matter to January 27, 2026, for a report of compliance.
