The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has recovered alleged phone-tapping equipment from the Abuja residence of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, and secured a court order to detain him for 14 days over multiple corruption allegations.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it recovered equipment allegedly used for tapping phone conversations from the Abuja home of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai. The commission disclosed that it obtained a detention order from a Magistrate Court in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), allowing it to hold the former governor for 14 days pending investigation. The detention order is expected to expire on March 5, 2026.
The anti-graft agency denied allegations that it is unlawfully detaining or persecuting el-Rufai and has asked the High Court of the FCT to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the former governor in which he claimed his fundamental human rights were violated. According to the commission, el-Rufai has questions to answer over several corruption-related allegations tied to his tenure in office.
ICPC listed the allegations to include the whereabouts of €1.4 million in foreign cash withdrawals; 180 suspicious payments totaling N2,158,799,199 from a Consolidated Revenue Account linked to Kaduna State’s internally generated revenue (IGR); transfers to undisclosed accounts totaling N428,122,180.18; alleged diversion of public funds amounting to N393,752,670.05; and use of a debit card on a revenue bank account with transactions totaling N721,672,854.88. The commission also alleged discrepancies in Kaduna State’s debt profile, claiming that the previous administration obtained substantial domestic and foreign loans, some of which were allegedly mismanaged.
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