Saturday, March 28, 2026 - Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has been granted temporary bail from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
The development is to enable him to attend the funeral rites
of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, who passed away in Cairo, Egypt, on
Friday, March 27.
His son, Bashir El-Rufai, disclosed in a post on X that his
father had been released from detention.
‘’My beloved
great legend of a father (@elrufai) is being released from his unlawful and
illegal detention at the hands of one of the most corrupt agencies in the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, that is a lame excuse of a pathetic institution
Thank you
all for all the support. Our family shall never forget these times. We have
overcome, as the El-Rufais.” he wrote
El-Rufai has been in ICPC custody since February 18 over
allegations bordering on financial misconduct and other related matters.
He spent over a month with the commission before his
arraignment earlier this week before the Kaduna division of the Federal High
Court.
The former governor was arraigned alongside one Joel Adoga,
on charges bordering on alleged conversion and possession of public property,
as well as money laundering. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the
single-count charge linked to deposits into domiciliary accounts and the
handling of earnings. The court adjourned ruling on his bail application to
March 31, 2026, while he remains in custody.
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