EFCC witness names Malami’s son, Abdulaziz, Rayhan Hotels owner, sole signatory to account

A witnesser of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, David Ajoma connected Friday named Abdulaziz Abubakar Malami, lad of the erstwhile Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, arsenic the proprietor of Rayhan Hotels seized from the household by the anti-graft agency.

The witnesser connected Friday besides told a Federal High Court successful Abuja that the said Malami’s lad is the sole signatory to the relationship of the edifice astatine Sterling Bank.

Rayhan Hotels, located successful Kebbi State, is 1 of the premier properties confiscated by EFCC from the Malami family.

Ajoma nevertheless said that the erstwhile Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF, Abubakar Malami ne'er participated successful immoderate of the transactions carried retired by the Rayhan Hotels and Metropolitan Autotech Limited with Sterling Bank.

He said that nary payments came into the slope accounts of the 2 companies from the Federal Ministry of Justice, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, National Human Rights Commission oregon immoderate bureau presided implicit by Malami portion helium was the AGF.

The witness, a Compliance Officer with Sterling Bank, had tendered a 214-page slope transaction papers involving inflows and outflows carried retired by the 2 companies done their slope accounts with the bank.

The slope transaction papers was admitted arsenic grounds ‘A Series’ by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik...