< img src="https://edugist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/FB_IMG_1784138772172.jpg"alt =""> A Federal High Court in Abuja has actually ordered the last loss of Rayhaan University and other possessions connected to previous Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to the Federal government.
The judgment, delivered on Wednesday by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, followed an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which looked for the permanent forfeit of 48 properties allegedly gotten with earnings of illegal activities.
Amongst the assets covered by the order are Rayhaan University in Kebbi State, including its long-term site, short-term website, third school, the Vice-Chancellor’s house, and Rayhaan Radio located along the Sani Abacha Bypass in Birnin Kebbi.
Providing judgment, Justice Abdulmalik held that the EFCC had developed that the homes were fairly presumed to have been obtained with earnings of illegal activities and were not traced to lawful incomes.
The court held that the Commission had actually “successfully developed that the homes were fairly thought to be earnings of illegal activities and were not gotten from lawful incomes.”
The court likewise ruled that the participants stopped working to provide enough proof showing the legitimate sources of funds utilized to acquire the homes, noting that merely declaring ownership was inadequate in non-conviction-based forfeiture proceedings.
The EFCC had initially secured an interim forfeiture order on January 6, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite. Following the publication of the interim order, Malami and 14 other participants challenged the application and urged the court to set aside the order.
However, Justice Abdulmalik dismissed the objections and gave the EFCC’s application for the last loss of the university assets and 47 other properties to the Federal government.