ICPC and AGF Seek Dismissal of El-Rufai's N1 Billion Suit
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has requested the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a N1 billion rights enforcement suit filed by detained former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) also supported this dismissal, arguing that the ICPC has the authority to implement security protocols within its facilities.
El-Rufai's suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1852/2026 and filed by Ubong Akpan on 13 August, claims he was denied access to his wife, Aichatou Asabe, and son, Abba El-Rufai, in July. He has been detained for over seven months since February under a court order related to ongoing corruption proceedings against him in Kaduna.
El-Rufai is also pursuing a separate N1 billion fundamental rights suit concerning an alleged unlawful invasion of his home by ICPC operatives in February. The ICPC, through John Uche, a chief anti-corruption assistant, refuted several claims made by El-Rufai, asserting that his detention is lawful.
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