Nigeria, July 6 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday set a new date for the judgement in the forfeiture case involving 57 properties linked to former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, his family members and associates.

The court, which had earlier fixed Monday to deliver the verdict, has now set Friday (10 July) as the new judgement day.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which instituted the forfeiture proceedings, reported the postponement in a statement on Monday-the date Judge Joyce Abdulmalik originally picked to deliver her verdict.

Ms Abdulmalik picked the original date of 6 July in May, when parties argued for and against the forfeiture request.

EFCC's statement offered no reason fo...