DAHIRU HASSAN KERA urges the people to use their good judgment
There’s an African caution, perhaps even a prayer point, that says: may what happened before never happen again. For Kebbi State, this prayer has suddenly become a very urgent one against what appears to be a determined attempt to repeat on our state what was done to Nigeria.
On Wednesday, July 15, 2026, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the final forfeiture of 48 properties worth over ₦220 billion linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, who is also seeking to become the next governor of Kebbi State. Among the forfeited assets are Rayhaan University in Kebbi State, including its Permanent Site, Temporary Site, Third Site, the Vice-Chancellor’s residence and Rayhaan Radio, all located along Sani Abacha Bypass Road, Birnin Kebbi.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, granted the final forfeiture after holding that the Commission had established that the properties were reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities and were not acquired from lawful sources of income.
The list is staggering: a luxury duplex in Maitama; a massive three-storey building in Area 11, Garki; luxury hotels in Jabi and Maitama; multiple properties in Asokoro; commercial plazas in Abuja and Kano; hundreds of hectares of land along the Birnin Kebbi–Jega Road; residential houses, filling stations, warehouses, shopping complexes, factories, hotels, schools, mosques, supermarkets, staff quarters, printing presses, gardens and numerous other high-value assets spread across Abuja, Kano and Kebbi.
