Court to deliver judgment on EFCC’s bid to seize 57 properties linked to Malami

A Federal High Court successful Abuja has fixed July 10 for judgement successful the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s, EFCC, suit seeking the last forfeiture of 57 properties allegedly linked to erstwhile Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who had fixed Monday for the ruling aft parties adopted their last arguments successful May, shifted the judgement to July 10. 

No crushed was fixed for the adjournment.

The anti-graft bureau is asking the tribunal to permanently forfeit the properties to the Federal Government, arguing they are suspected proceeds of unlawful activities.

EFCC counsel, Jibrin Okutepa, SAN maintained that Malami and different respondents failed to beryllium the assets were lawfully acquired.

However, Malami’s lawyer, Adedayo Adedeji, SAN urged the tribunal to disregard the application, insisting the EFCC’s lawsuit rests connected specified suspicion alternatively than credible evidence.

He argued that the committee relied connected extrajudicial statements alternatively of admissible grounds and stressed that respective of the properties...