This followed an unanimous judgment of the court read by Justice Boloukuromo Moses Ugo on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has upheld the final forfeiture of N293.97 million, investment assets and several properties linked to a retired

The Court of Appeal affirmed the forfeiture order based on EFCC's iinvestigation linked the assets to funds allegedly diverted from money released for the operations of the Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield.

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has announced plans to challenge the Federal High Court judgment

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of no fewer than 48 properties linked to former Attorney General of the

The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, held that the properties, allegedly acquired with proceeds of crime, should be permanently seized by the federal government.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered immediate forfeiture of 48 properties linked to popular and influential former minister of late Muhammadu Buhari.

The judge, ruling on Mr Malami and others' objection to EFCC's request for an order of final fofeiture, held that the issue before the court was not "who owns the property, but how legitimate are the funds used to acquire the properties."

Dismissing Mr Malami and others' objection to EFCC's request for an order of final forfeiture, the judge held that the issue before the court was not "who owns the properties , but how legitimate are the funds used to acquire the properties.”