The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 out of 57 properties linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission successfully established reasonable suspicion that the assets were proceeds of unlawful activities.

The court ruled that Malami, his family members, and associated companies failed to convincingly prove that the funds used to acquire the properties were legitimate.

While ordering the permanent forfeiture of 48 assets, the court, however, discharged the interim forfeiture order earlier placed on the remaining nine properties.

The EFCC had initially secured an interim forfeiture of 57 properties in January 2026 before Justice Emeka Nwite, in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/20/2026. At the time, the commission disclosed that the assets were valued at about ₦213.2 billion and spread across Abuja, Kebbi, Kano, and Kaduna states.

Luxury duplex, Amazon Street, Maitama – current value: N5.95bn

Former Harmonia Hotels, Area 11, Garki – N7bn

Meethaq Hotels Ltd, Jabi (53 rooms) – N8.4bn

Terraces in Asokoro District – N360m

Meethaq Hotels, Rhine Street, Maitama – N12.95bn

Property at Yakubu Gowon Crescent, Asokoro – N325m

Citiscape-Shariff Plaza shop, Wuse II – N120m

Vegas Mall shops, Wuse II – N158m

BUA Estate property – N136m

Gwarinpa residence – N120m

Karsana District plot – N85m

Wuse II duplex – N150m

Wuse Market warehouse shops – N50m

Apo Legislative Quarters twin houses – N250m

Property at Ahmadu Bello Way, Nasarawa GRA – N300m

Lamido Crescent property

Zeennoor Hotel (131 rooms) – N11.2bn

Rayhaan Hotel (50+ rooms) – N2.24bn

Rayhaan Gym – N1.225bn

Zeennoor Mosque – N84m

100 hectares of land along Birnin Kebbi-Jega Road – N100m

Birnin Kebbi market commercial structures – N100m

Rayhaan University (multiple sites) – over N96bn combined

Rayhaan Agro Allied Factory – over N18bn

Azbir Arena complex (hotel, mosque, facilities) – billions

Rayhaan Model Academy – N11.2bn

Rayhaan Primary & Secondary School – N8.75bn

Filling station structure – N1.05bn

Multiple private residences and organizational buildings

Kaduna State

Four-bedroom bungalow, Abakpa GRA – N40m

Nine units of three-bedroom bungalows and three units of two-bedroom bungalows under Khadimiyya Initiative

5.4 hectares of land acquired in 2023 – N187m.