The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has taken former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai into custody in connection with ongoing investigations, just hours after his release from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement issued late Wednesday, ICPC spokesperson J. Okor Odey confirmed: “Malam Nasiru El-Rufai is in our custody as at close of work today… in connection with investigations.” El-Rufai had spent two days with the EFCC over alleged N423 billion fraud during his eight-year tenure.
The dramatic re-arrest occurred moments after he perfected bail terms at the EFCC headquarters, with armed operatives intercepting him at the gate. The former governor now faces three simultaneous probes: EFCC over financial improprieties, ICPC over abuse of office and contract inflation, and DSS over alleged phone-tapping of NSA Nuhu Ribadu and the 2019 disappearance of critic Dadiyata.
Key Points:
El-Rufai faces unprecedented triple-agency investigations: EFCC (N423bn fraud), ICPC (abuse of office), DSS (phone-tapping, Dadiyata disappearance).
The coordinated arrests suggest a multi-pronged legal strategy against the former governor.
El-Rufai’s legal team has condemned the repeated arrests as arbitrary and a violation of constitutional rights.
This signals the culmination of months of legislative recommendations and public pressure.
The timing, with DSS charges already filed, intensifies legal jeopardy across multiple fronts.
El-Rufai remains in ICPC custody, facing abuse of office investigations, adding to existing EFCC corruption probes and DSS charges over alleged phone-tapping and the 2019 Dadiyata disappearance.
Sources: The Source, Vanguard, Daily Trust,
