Videos: El-Rufai arrives home, Amaechi visits

2026-03-28 - 14:43

Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, former Kaduna State governor, has arrived his Abuja residence after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, granted him a temporary release. Read Also: He was released on compassionate grounds to attend his late mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai’s burial. She died in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday after a period of illness. El-Rufai’s son, Bashir, confirmed his father’s release in a post on his X handle on Friday night. He wrote: “Alhamdulillah. My beloved great legend of a father is being released from his unlawful and illegal detention at the hands of one of the most corrupt agencies in the Federal Republic of Nigeria that is a lame excuse of a pathetic institution. “Thank you all for all the support. Our family shall never forget these times. We have overcome, as the El-Rufais,” he wrote. El-Rufai had been in ICPC custody since February 18 over allegations bordering on financial misconduct and other related matters. Also, El-Rufai is also facing separate prosecution by the Department of State Services, DSS, over alleged phone-tapping claims involving the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The Federal High Court in Abuja fixed April 23 for his arraignment in that case. Below are videos of El-Rufai arriving, and Rotimi Amaechi visiting: 'To show you that the government knows what they're doing, they just released him (El-Rufai) without a court order' – Former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi visits El-Rufai at his Abuja residence to offer condolences over his mother's death and criticises President Tinubu's... https://t.co/61U99TWMvC pic.twitter.com/rwgi70NIon — Nigerian Affairs Journal (@NigAffairs) March 28, 2026 Vanguard News