El-Rufai Sues ICPC for N10bn Over Family Access Denial
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai filed a N10bn fundamental rights suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on August 13, 2026, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1852/2026, alleges that the ICPC denied access to his wife, Aichatou Asabe, and son, Abba El-Rufai, while he was in custody.
El-Rufai, represented by lawyer Ubong Akpan, joined the ICPC Chairman and the Attorney-General of the Federation as defendants. He seeks nine reliefs, including declarations that his rights under the 1999 Constitution remain enforceable despite his detention.
El-Rufai claims the ICPC's actions, including physically restraining his family on July 7, violated his rights under Sections 34 and 37 of the Constitution and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. He requests the court to declare the denial of family access unconstitutional and to order reasonable access to his family and counsel during his detention.
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