Nigerian Anti-Graft Agency, ICPC Begins Probe Of Former Attorney General, Malami Over Alleged Corruption, Abuse Of OfficeThe ICPC stated this in a memo dated July 19, 2023, signed by H.S. Folaranmi, for the chairman, which was obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday.
The ICPC in a response to a petition filed by Human and Environmental Development Agenda , a Nigeria-based non-governmental organisation, said in its memo, “I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your petition on the above subject and to inform you that necessary action is being taken on the matter.”
“Below are but a few of several corruption allegations against Mr. Abubakar Malami; On the 2nd day of May 2022, it was widely reported by various news outlets that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice; Abubakar Malami SAN distributed 30 car gifts worth over N1,000,000,000:00 to his supporters in Kebbi State. The car gifts included 14 Mercedes Benz, 8 Prado SUVs, 4 Toyota Hilux and 4 Lexus LX.
“Four, alleged duplicity of payment of $16.9 million fees to two friends as new lawyers for the recovery of the loot traced to a former Nigerian Head of State, Sanni Abacha, after a Swiss lawyer, Enrico Monfrini, hired and fully paid by the previous government, to help in the recovery had completed his brief as reported by PremiumTimes on the 10th of April, 2018.
“On 18th November, 2018, Mr Malami, through a lawyer from his office, Mr Pius Akuta, appeared before a Lagos State High Court to withdraw a case of fraud filed by EFCC against one Dr. John Abebe, a businessman and younger brother to late Stella Obasanjo, but the illegal move was resisted before justice Dada of the Lagos State High Court, on the ground that the AGF has no constitutional power to take over a case filed in the Lagos State High Court, under the fiat of the State Attorney General.
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