Court don order say make dem finally forfeit 48 properties wey dey linked to former attorney-general and justice minister Abubakar Malami to government, because dem find say dem suspect say na money wey dem take do koni koni bring am, according to court papers.

Judge Joyce Abdulmalik of Federal High Court for Abuja capital say Economic and Financial Crimes Commission don show say dem reasonably suspect say dem take illegal way get di assets, no be from normal work money.

Malami, wey be Nigeria chief law officer from 2015 to 2023, dey face 16 charges of money laundering and conspiracy wey involve billions of naira (hundreds of millions of dollars), wey EFCC bring against am. E don already plead not guilty before.

One temporary order on July 1 give interested parties 14 days to show reason why dem no suppose finally forfeit di properties to government. Dat deadline don pass on Tuesday.

Di properties wey dem list include one luxury duplex for Abuja, one university campus, one agro-allied factory and other properties for north of di country.