Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have reportedly conducted a search at the Abuja residence
Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have reportedly conducted a search at the Abuja residence of Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna.
Muyiwa Adekeye, the media aide to el-Rufai, revealed that agents of the anti-corruption commission carried out the search on Thursday.
Before his arrest by the ICPC, el-Rufai was reportedly in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) after spending two nights at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
On Monday, the former governor presented himself at the EFCC headquarters following an invitation regarding alleged financial improprieties during his tenure as governor of Kaduna state between 2015 and 2023.
In 2024, the Kaduna assembly indicted el-Rufai over the alleged diversion of N423 billion in public funds and money laundering and demanded that he be investigated by anti-graft agencies.
Last Thursday, security operatives attempted to arrest el-Rufai at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, when he touched down from Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
El-Rufai would later allege that the ICPC, at Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser’s instruction, asked the DSS to arrest him upon arrival.
Recall that el-Rufai said someone wiretapped Ribadu’s phone, allowing him to listen to the NSA directing security operatives to effect his arrest.
