ICPC Charges El-Rufai with Money Laundering Offenses
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has initiated a legal battle against former Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai by filing a 10-count money laundering charge at the Federal High Court in Kaduna. The charges, marked FHC/KD/729/2026, allege that El-Rufai unlawfully received N289,826,998.12, which exceeds the legally approved sum of N20,013,245, representing 300 times the annual basic salary.
The prosecution claims these payments constitute proceeds of unlawful activities, violating the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2022. The charges also include allegations of receiving various sums in U.S. dollars from 2016 to 2023, with specific amounts linked to individuals such as Joel Adoga, Peter Akagu, and Ajayi Ayodel.
The prosecution asserts that El-Rufai and Adoga conspired to disguise the origin of a $10,000 deposit in El-Rufai's account in 2019, contravening sections of the Money Laundering Act 2022.
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