Full list: EFCC secures forfeiture of 48 properties linked to Malami
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said the order was granted on Wednesday by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, who ruled that the EFCC had established that the assets were reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities and were not acquired from legitimate sources of income.
According to the court, non-conviction-based forfeiture proceedings require respondents to provide evidence of the lawful sources of funds used to acquire disputed assets rather than relying on bare claims of ownership.
Following the order, the EFCC published notices in national newspapers inviting interested parties to show cause why the assets should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government.
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