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Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, says allegations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that he duplicated the recovery process of the $310 million (later $322.5 million with interest) Abacha loot are baseless.
Speaking in a statement issued on Sunday, Malami described the claims as “baseless, illogical and wholly devoid of substance.”
He added that the accusations collapse when subjected to factual scrutiny.
“The EFCC’s position is that I duplicated a recovery process allegedly completed by a Swiss lawyer, Mr Enrico Monfrini, before I assumed office.
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“This allegation collapses immediately when subjected to facts and elementary logic.
“As at 2016, there was no lodgement of any such funds into the Federation Account. There was therefore no completed recovery in existence, and nothing whatsoever to duplicate.
“It is entirely illogical for a lawyer to apply in December 2016 to be engaged to recover funds he purportedly recovered two years earlier.
“That singular fact exposes the internal contradiction and absurdity of the EFCC’s narrative,” Malami said.
