The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday seized the international passport of a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, as investigations into the whereabouts of recovered Abacha loot intensify.

The seizure forms part of the ongoing probe into the movement of $490 million Abacha loot, earlier secured through Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT).

Naijaonpoint understands that Malami is now barred from travelling out of Nigeria for one month, following strict bail conditions tied to his temporary release.

It was gathered that the condition for his release at 1:00 a.m. on Saturday was that he report daily for interaction at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja.

The former AGF is expected to provide detailed clarifications to the EFCC regarding the movement and location of the said funds in the coming month.

According to The Nation, a fact sheet disclosed that Malami has multiple issues requiring clarification with the commission over the next 30 days.

It stated, “We have asked him to explain the whereabouts of $490 million Abacha loot secured through Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT).

“We didn’t say he stole money, but he should account for the loot. This is one of the issues he will clarify to our investigators.

“Considering the huge volumes of documents he has to go through and the detectives he needs to interact with, we have seized his international passport.

“One of the conditions for his release on bail at 1 am on Saturday was that he should report daily to the EFCC headquarters for interaction.

“He cannot travel out of the country except as mutually agreed with EFCC or with the permission of a High Court.

“We won’t join issues with him on his braggadoci,o but we will release our findings to the public after painstaking investigation.”