The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged the immediate-past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), with money laundering running up to N212 billion.
The anti-graft agency charged him under Section 15(2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011, as amended, and punishable under Section 15(3).
The agency filed a 16-count charge against the former minister.
Mr Malami is charged along with his son, Abdulaziz, and an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Limited, Hajia Bashir Asabe.
In the charge, the first in three series, Mr Malami was alleged to have laundered about N9 billion to buy choice houses in Abuja, Kebbi, Kano, and others.
The ex-AGF is to account for how he came about 30 houses, valued at N212.8 billion.
They were mostly acquired during his eight years in office.
Malami served between 2015 and 2023 in the government of the late President Muhammadu Buhari.
The EFCC may invoke the Non-Conviction Asset Forfeiture clause of its Establishment Act to seize some of the properties.
It has a 14-day window to ask anyone interested to show cause as to why the assets should not be forfeited to the Federal Government.
The anti-graft commission is awaiting a date from the Federal High Court, Abuja, for the commencement of the trial.
The charge sheet was dated 23 December 2025.
Those who will prosecute Malami are Chief Jibrin Okutepa (SAN) and Ekene Iheanacho (SAN), leading 14 other lawyers.
No fewer than 10 witnesses have been frontloaded to the court in accordance with the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA).
There was no official reaction from Malami because he was still in the custody of the anti-graft agency.
Malami had earlier asked the Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, to recuse himself from his trial.
The 16 charges were revealing of how Malami engaged Metropolitan Auto Tech Limited to launder fund.
