By Our Correspondent

National News – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has marked a property in Abuja linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), following a court-approved interim forfeiture order.

The anti-graft agency carried out the action on Monday in Abuja to notify the public that the property is under legal investigation over alleged illicit assets connected to the former minister.

According to EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale, the marking of the property is a standard law enforcement procedure after a court grants an interim forfeiture order.

He explained that the action is meant to caution members of the public that the asset has been temporarily forfeited to the Federal Government pending the outcome of court proceedings.

Oyewale also dismissed claims that EFCC operatives raided the residence, insisting the commission only executed the court’s directive.

The development followed a viral video circulating online showing Malami confronting EFCC officials and questioning the legality of their presence at the property.

In the clip, the former justice minister demanded to see the court order authorising the marking of the house, arguing that the document presented was not specific to the property.

Malami accused the agency of attempting to publicly embarrass him and insisted the matter remained before the court.

Meanwhile, EFCC operatives in the video maintained that once a property is placed under an interim forfeiture order, the commission has the legal authority to mark it to inform the public of its status.

The incident occurred just hours after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar visited Malami in Abuja in what he described as a solidarity visit.

Atiku, who recently returned from Umrah in Saudi Arabia, also called on authorities to release former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai and other detainees, arguing that political differences should not lead to detention.

The controversy surrounding Malami’s property stems from a January ruling by a Federal High Court in Abuja ordering the interim forfeiture of 57 properties allegedly linked to him and two of his sons.

The EFCC claims the assets are suspected proceeds of unlawful activities.

Malami has since challenged the forfeiture order in court, insisting the allegations against him are politically motivated.