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Nigeria: El-Rufai Spends Second Night in EFCC's Custody
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai faces questioning over alleged diversion of ₦423 billion and unlawful phone interception, spending a second night in Economic and Financial Crimes Commission custody.
- Since Monday, former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has spent a second night in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission headquarters in Abuja.
- Returning from Cairo, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, last Thursday, security operatives attempted to arrest El-Rufai and reportedly confiscated his international passport.
- On Monday, the State Security Service filed cybercrime charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged unlawful interception of the NSA's phone, involving Nasir El-Rufai's detention claims.
- After being granted bail at around 8 p.m., El-Rufai was immediately picked up by Department of State Services operatives at EFCC headquarters, where videos circulating online showed a brief confrontation with hundreds of supporters.
- The Kaduna State House of Assembly's 2024 demand and El-Rufai's move to the ADC, plus his vow to oppose President Bola Tinubu in 2027, raise broader political stakes, while the ICPC has summoned him, adding to EFCC and SSS probes.
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DSS arrests former Kaduna Governor, El-Rufai shortly after EFCC release
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, shortly after being released on bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, according to Premium Times. El-Rufai, who was granted bail at around 8 p.m., was immediately picked up by DSS operatives who reportedly lay in wait at the EFCC headquarters. His arrest is reportedly linked to allegations that he unlawfully in…
Alleged Cyber Offences: El-Rufai Re-Arrested by DSS After EFCC Release - TV360 Nigeria
Former Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is once again in the custody of Nigeria’s secret police, following his release from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. El-Rufai was initially detained by the anti-graft agency earlier this week over corruption-related allegations. But in a fresh twist on Wednesday night, operatives of the State Security Service immediately picked him up after he left EFCC custody. His latest detention is linked to alle…
DSS 'Reportedly' Arrests El-Rufai After EFCC's Grill
DSS ‘Reportedly’ Arrests El-Rufai After EFCC’s Grill The Department of State Service (DSS) on Wednesday night arrested former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, shortly after he was released on bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr El-Rufai had been in EFCC custody since Monday over allegations of corruption. He was granted bail […] The post DSS ‘Reportedly’ Arrests El-Rufai After EFCC’s Grill appeared first on PRNi…
JUST-IN: DSS Arrests El-Rufai After EFCC Bail Over Alleged NSA Phone Bugging
The Department of State Service (DSS), on Wednesday night, arrested former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, shortly after he was granted bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of unlawfully intercepting the phone communications of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. LEADERSHIP recalls that El-Rufai had been detained by the EFCC since Monday over multi-million naira corruption allegations.…
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