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WHY ABUBAKAR MALAMI’S RAYHAAN UNIVERSITY SHOULD BE CONVERTED TO AN ALMAJIRI SCHOOL AND SKILLS ACQUISITION CENTRE

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Friday Lines (103) With Dr Abubakar Alkali 8/1/26 Justice Emeka Nwite last Tuesday, granted an interim forfeiture of 57 assets including Rayhaan university illegally acquired by former attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and justice minister Abubakar Malami. These assets are alleged proceeds of crime and now belong to the federal government pending an impending final forfeiture order by the federal high court. Clearly this is a landmark ruling by Justice Nwite just as Nigerians await his ruling on the final forfeiture order as soon as the law dictates. To make a better use of these humongous illegal assets particularly the Rayhaan university in Birnin Kebbi, it is expedient that after the final forfeiture, the Rayhaan university is converted to an ALMAJIRI PRIMARY and SECONDARY SCHOOL in one part with the other part is converted to a SKILLS ACQUISITION CENTRE to train Almajiri in key hands-on skills such as welding, bricklaying, furniture design. auto mechanic, tailoring, information and communications technology (ICT) inter alia. It is also recommended that the Azbir Arena and events centre in Birnin Kebbi, which is another of Malami’s alleged illegally acquired and forfeited assets, should be coverted to a MILITARY BARRACKS to give our gallant soldiers a favorable base to fight the Lakurawa terrorists currently tormenting Kebbi state and its environs. Converting the Rayhaan university to ALMAJIRI AND SKILLS ACQUISITION CENTRE will go a long way in reducing the huge number of out-of-school children (OOSC) in Nigeria which stands at over 20 million. About 80% (16 million) of the out-of-school-children in Nigeria are in the North and Kebbi state, Malami’s home state where he aspires to be governor to enjoy his alleged loot and be covered by immunity, is the first on the OOSC list. In the national multi dimensional poverty index (NMDI) released in November 2024, Kebbi state came first as the state with the highest university of out-of-school-children at 67.6% (aged 6-15 years). Needles to add here that almost 100% of these helpless children are Almajiri roaming our streets barefooted, helpless and hungry. They are getting vulnerable and prone and susceptible to joining criminal gangs and taking to crimes for survival. In fact, Rayhaan university, allegedly acquired by Malami through the proceeds of crime can serve as the hub and clearing house for Almajiri out-of-school children in the entire Northern Nigeria. States such as Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kano, Jigawa etc can send their Almajiri children to the RAYHAAN ALMAJIRI SCHOOL so that these abandoned Almajiri children can be trained into productive assets to their communities. The RAYHAAN ALMAJIRI SCHOOL should have both the primary and secondary sections with a skills acquisition centre inclusive. Some of the classrooms should be turned into workshops and equipped with the necessary tools and machines to train the Almajiri on hands-on trades and enable them set up small businesses. The Rayhaan Almajiri school should be managed 100% by the federal government. After the training of the Almajiri on welding, carpentry and joinery, bricklaying, auto mechanic etc, the respective states should provide working tools and soft loans to the trained Almajiri to set up small businesses. This will promote the proliferation of macro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across these Northern state that have become symbols of poverty despite the huge federal allocationand other sources of revenue accruing to them very month. You wonder what Northern state governors are doing with this humongous revenue running into billions of Naira that comes to them monthly while their people wallow in abject poverty. Experience has shown that most assets forfeited to the federal government by the courts through the economic and financial commission (EFCC) or the independent corrupt practices commission (ICPC) end up being repossessed by the corrupt and indicted individual through the back door. In quite a few cases, the corrupt government official goes on endless appeals to frustrate this final forfeiture. Every effort should be made to ensure that the 57 forfeited assets are not returned to Abubakar Malami under any guise. Dr. Abubakar Alkali is an Academic & Activist. A Senior Lecturer in Petroleum & Gas Engineering at Baze University

FORMER ATTORNEY-GENERAL ABUBAKAR MALAMI DETAINED FOR SECOND NIGHT AS EFCC PROBES 18 ALLEGED OFFENCES

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For the second night running, former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, remained in custody at the expansive detention facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja. Malami, once one of the most powerful officials in Nigeria’s security and justice architecture, is at the centre of an intensifying corruption probe that touches on contentious financial dealings of the Buhari administration. Malami, who defected from the ruling APC to the African Democratic Congress in mid-2025 to pursue his 2027 Kebbi governorship ambition, arrived at the EFCC headquarters late on Monday following an invitation. What began as a routine interrogation stretched into a second day as investigators expanded their questioning. “Despite frantic efforts by his allies, the former minister was unable to meet the stringent bail conditions set by the anti-graft agency,” a source familiar with the matter said. According to officials familiar with the investigation, Malami is being grilled over 18 alleged offences ranging from money laundering to abuse of office and suspected terrorism financing. At the top of the EFCC’s inquiry is the handling of the $346.2 million Abacha loot repatriated from Switzerland and additional funds returned from Jersey Island. “Investigators want explanations for discrepancies in documentation and the management structure used for the recoveries,” an official stated. The former minister is also facing questions over the alleged mismanagement of N4 billion said to have come through the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme—funds investigators believe may have been diverted. Beyond federal recoveries, Malami is being probed for alleged N10 billion investments linked to him, including private schools, hotels, and rice mills in Kebbi State. “These assets do not match his legitimate earnings,” a source claimed. As part of the widening dragnet, up to 46 bank accounts allegedly connected to the former AGF are now under scrutiny. The current investigation revives older questions first raised in a 2023 probe that spotlighted at least five transactions handled under Malami’s watch. These include the controversial $496 million payment to Global Steel Holdings Ltd, tied to the Ajaokuta Steel concession; alleged irregularities in the sale of forfeited assets managed by the EFCC; his role in the $419 million Paris Club refund judgment payment; the contentious decision to approve $200 million to Sunrise Power in the Mambilla power dispute; and accusations of duplicated legal fees in the transfer of $321 million Abacha loot from Switzerland. For many observers, the EFCC’s renewed vigour signals one of the most serious anti-corruption actions yet involving a top member of the Buhari cabinet—an administration that frequently touted a zero-tolerance posture toward corruption. When contacted, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale declined to comment. “We maintain our typical silence around ongoing sensitive investigations,” Oyewale said. But insiders suggest the probe is far from over. “New leads continue to emerge with each round of questioning,” an insider revealed. For Malami, who once sat at the apex of Nigeria’s legal and anti-corruption apparatus, the days ahead may prove defining. What began as a routine invitation now appears to be spiralling into one of the most consequential corruption cases in recent years—one that could reshape political alliances and revive long-standing questions about accountability within the former administration. As investigators tighten the circle, Nigeria waits to see whether this high-profile probe ends in prosecution, exoneration, or something in between.

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