Dare Babalola
Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have reportedly conducted a search at the Abuja residence of Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna.
Muyiwa Adekeye, the media aide to el-Rufai, in a brief statement that agents of the anti-corruption commission carried out the search on Thursday.
He wrote on X, “UPDATE: The Aso Drive residence of Malam Nasir @elrufai was today searched by the ICPC. Ubong Akpan, Malam El- Rufai’s lawyer, condemned the action ‘as unlawful, and a clear violation of legal procedures and fundamental rights’.”
El-Rufai was arrested by the ICPC on Wednesday night, minutes after his release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja.
El-Rufai was arrested by the ICPC outside the EFCC headquarters at about 10:00 p.m. and driven to the ICPC headquarters.
The former governor had spent two nights in the EFCC’s custody after appearing before the commission for questioning on Monday, where he was grilled by operatives.
He is being probed by the anti-graft agency over alleged N432 billion money laundering, based on a petition by the Kaduna State House of Assembly.
