Nigeria, April 22 -- Judge Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed 26 May for "definite" hearing of the asset forfeiture case against former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.

She also warned lawyers against conduct calculated to stall the proceedings before her, according to a statement from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday.

Ms Abdulmalik threatened to invoke the court's contempt powers whenever necessary to curtail any lawyer's conduct capable of stalling proceedings.

Mr Malami has faced the forfeiture proceedings alongside separate trials on money laundering and gun charges since the beginning of the year.

Up to 57 assets seized fro...