Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has explained the corruption allegations that led to his recent questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
In a statement released on Monday through his media aide, Mohammed Doka, Malami confirmed that he honoured an EFCC invitation on 28 November regarding enquiries about the recovery of about 322.5 million dollars in Abacha loot.
He said the EFCC linked the case to alleged abuse of office and money laundering, claims he rejected. Malami denied duplicating recovery fees and insisted that no part of the funds had been lodged into the Federation Account as of 2016, which showed that the recovery was not completed before he assumed office.
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He added that several lawyers, including Swiss lawyer Enrico Monfrini, applied in 2016 to handle the same recovery. Malami said the Buhari administration approved a 5 per cent fee for a Nigerian law firm, which he argued saved the country significant costs.
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