EFCC Raid on My Properties Is Assault on Rule of Law- Malami

Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of unlawful actions following the agency’s raid on his residential and business premises.

In a statement, his Special Assistant on Media, Mohammed Bello Doka, said EFCC officials, in the company of heavily armed security personnel, forcefully invaded and took over residences and offices linked to Malami, marking the same without presenting any valid or subsisting court order authorising such actions.

He said two people were taken into forceful custody in the course of the said invasion.

Doka stated that the incident occurred minutes after a solidarity visit by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to Malami’s residence, “a development that raises serious concerns about the intent, timing, and political undertones of the operation.”

He reminded the public that the case instituted against Malami by the EFCC at the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik (Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/20/2026), remains ongoing.

“The Honourable Court has not made any final determination on the issues in dispute, and no order authorising the invasion and marking of the premises was argued and granted,” he said.

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